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Zawiadomienie o publicznej obronie rozprawy doktorskiej mgr inż. Przemysława Tchórza

10-07-2025

Instytut Fizyki Plazmy i Laserowej Mikrosyntezy im. Sylwestra Kaliskiego zaprasza na publiczną obronę rozprawy doktorskiej mgr inż. Przemysława Tchórza, która odbędzie się 21 sierpnia 2025 r. (czwartek) o godz. 12:00...

A historic milestone – the Scientific Council of the Institute confers the degree of habilitated doctor

10-07-2025

For the first time in the history of the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), the Scientific Council has adopted a resolution to confer the degree of habilitated...

New Board of the Plasma Physics Division of the European Physical Society

04-07-2025

In the first quarter of 2025, elections were held for the Board of the Plasma Physics Division of the European Physical Society (EPS Plasma Physics Division). Six candidates who received...

IPPLM researchers bring fusion expertise to 10th Central & Eastern Europe Nuclear Industry Congress 2025

12-06-2025

Researchers from the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM), Dr. Natalia Wendler and Dr. Paweł Gąsior, recently participated in a panel discussion at the 10th Central & Eastern...

IPPLM at the 3rd edition of the "Science for Society" Congress

29-05-2025

On 25-26 May 2025, the 3rd edition of the "Science for Society" Congress took place in the Large Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology. The aim of the event...

Invitation to the 3rd edition of the "Science for Society" Congress with the participation of IPPLM

22-05-2025

The 3rd edition of the "Science for Society" Congress will take place on 25–26 May 2025 at the Warsaw University of Technology. This unique event demonstrates that science is not...

Join the 28th Science Picnic!

07-05-2025

The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) invites you to its stand on Saturday, 10 May, during the 28th Science Picnic, organized by Polish Radio and the Copernicus...

Cooperation agreement between the IPPLM and the National Museum of Technology

18-04-2025

On 17 April 2025, a cooperation agreement was signed between the National Museum of Technology (NMT) and the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM). The ceremonial meeting, attended by...

Polish and French researchers join forces in research on nuclear fusion

31-03-2025

On 24-25 April 2025, a Polish-French meeting was held at the headquarters of the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) and the French Institute...

Join us for the International Conference on Research and Application of Plasmas – PLASMA 2025!

13-03-2025

The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) invites you to attend the PLASMA 2025 – International Conference on Research and Application of Plasmas, which will be held from...

Experimental research session in the Plasma-Focus PF1000U laboratory as part of the ICDMP collaboration

27-02-2025

On February 10–21, 2025, an experimental session was held in the Plasma-Focus PF-1000U laboratory, in which, in addition to the IPPLM team, a three-person team of researchers from the Prague...

Laser demonstration on JET detects fusion fuels

11-02-2025

Scientists and engineers from eight nations, including Poland, have carried out a project using lasers on the Joint European Torus (JET) to study fusion fuel retention. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS),...

IPPLM employee nominated for the Personality of the Year title in the Science category

24-01-2025

Research and technical employee Mr. Olgierd Cichorek, M.Sc., from the Laboratory of Plasma Nudge for Satellites at the IPPLM has been nominated for the title of Personality of the Year...

Prof. Monika Kubkowska has been appointed the new IPPLM director

02-01-2025

We are pleased to announce that the Minister of Industry, Ms. Marzena Czarnecka, appointed, as of 1 January 2025, Prof. Monika Kubkowska to the position of the director of the...

Christian Perez von Thun has joined the ITPA group in the area of Pedestal & Edge Physics

31-12-2024

Dr. Christian Perez von Thun of the Department of the Thermonuclear Plasma Research at the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion has become a member of the International Tokamak...

Przemysław Tchórz is the new co-Leader of the WG2 working group under COST Action PROBONO

23-12-2024

Przemysław Tchórz from the Department of Laser Plasma Physics and Applications at the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion was appointed as part of the competition as co-Leader of...

IPPLM supports the charges of the Rehabilitation, Education and Care Center TPD "Helenów"

20-12-2024

The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) has been involved in helping the charges of the Rehabilitation, Education and Care Center TPD "Helenów” in Warsaw for years. In...

Lecture delivered by researchers from the IPPLM during the Silesian Science Festival in Katowice!

27-11-2024

IPPLM Prof. Agata Chomiczewska and Dr. Natalia Wendler from the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) will give a lecture entitled "Nuclear fusion - breakthrough research results that...

Modernization of PHA diagnostics and participation of the researchers from the IPPLM in the new campaign on W7-X

25-10-2024

The team of the researchers from the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) has carried out a significant modernization of the PHA (pulse-height analyser) diagnostics, which is currently...

Fusion Fuel Mix Experiments Prove to Stabilize Plasma in Fusion Reactors

25-09-2024

Future fusion power plants may experience fewer energy losses in their burning plasma than anticipated. The authors of the study - researchers from the EUROfusion consortium, including Dr. Michał Poradziński...

Development of AI in nuclear fusion – IPPLM with a new research project

12-09-2024

By launching 15 new research projects, EUROfusion is engaging data science experts across Europe to apply Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to fusion energy. These projects will leverage the...

Visit of researchers from the IPPLM at the construction site of the ITER tokamak

21-06-2024

Recently, IPPLM Professor Agata Chomiczewska and Dr. Natalia Wendler have taken part in the international conference Plasma Surface Interaction in Controlled Fusion Devices PSI-26 in Marseille, during which they presented...

IPPLM at the "Science for Society" Congress

19-06-2024

On June 9-10, 2024, the 2nd Congress "Science for Society" was held in the Great Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology under the slogan "This is how science in...

Let’s summarize the 17th edition of the Kudowa Summer School of Plasma Physics held in Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland

18-06-2024

The 17th edition of the Kudowa Summer School of Plasma Physics "Towards Fusion Energy" has been completed. The event, organized by the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM)...

Two NCN research projects go to IPPLM researchers

17-06-2024

Two projects, which were on the reserve list in the OPUS 25 and Preludium 22 competitions, submitted by IPPLM employees received funding. Financing additional research projects in competitions was possible thanks...

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Wendelstein 7-X sets new fusion performance records

04-06-2025

On May 22, 2025, the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald concluded its latest experimental campaign with a major success: a...

European tokamak sets new fusion plasma record

20-02-2025

On February 12, 2025, the WEST tokamak, located at CEA Cadarache in southern France, set a new world record by sustaining fusion plasma for 1,337 seconds, or over 22 minutes....

Dr. Gianfranco Federici appointed as the new EUROfusion Programme Manager

17-12-2024

At the 49th General Assembly held in Barcelona, December 2024, Dr. Gianfranco Federici was elected as the new Programme Manager of EUROfusion. He succeeds Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli, who will return...

EUROfusion and F4E join forces for Europe’s fusion future

16-12-2024

EUROfusion and Fusion for Energy (F4E) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance fusion research and development in Europe. This agreement reinforces cooperation in...

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

08-10-2024

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks." The Nobel...

Wendelstein 7-X begins new experimental campaign

10-09-2024

The Wendelstein 7-X, the world’s most advanced stellarator, is launching a new experimental campaign after a year of intensive maintenance and upgrades. This phase, known as OP2.2, begins on 10...

ITER's New Project Baseline: A Robust Path to Fusion Energy Research

04-07-2024

On 3 July, ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi presented the new project baseline, under evaluation by the ITER Organization's governing body. This plan aims to ensure a robust start to scientific...

ITER Council Presents Updated Project Baseline

21-06-2024

The ITER Council convened this week for its 34th meeting, where nearly 100 attendees reviewed significant updates to the project baseline. The proposed changes aim to optimize the overall project...

Europe and Japan celebrate breakthrough in paving the way for fusion energy

01-12-2023

The prospect of harnessing fusion energy is closer. The successful operation of JT-60SA, the most powerful experimental device to date, built by Europe and Japan, is a landmark achievement for...

First plasma was successfully generated at JT-60SA

26-10-2023

A momentous achievement in the field of nuclear fusion has been accomplished by a collaborative team of engineers from Europe and Japan. They have successfully generated tokamak plasma for the...

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023

03-10-2023

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier are the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. It was awarded "for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for...

US Lab Replicates Fusion Ignition Breakthrough

08-08-2023

The US National Ignition Facility (NIF) has achieved fusion ignition once again, building on its landmark 2022 success. This achievement, powered by hydrogen within a diamond capsule, signifies a major...

New Programme Manager Elect announced by EUROfusion

20-07-2023

Professor Ambrogio Fasoli became the new EUROfusion Programme Manager Elect. The decision was made by EUROfusion General Assembly at the meeting on 18 July 2023. His tenure will officially commence...

EUROfusion stands in solidarity with research in Ukraine

24-02-2023

Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the EUROfusion consortium stands in solidarity with our Ukrainian member and research colleagues. EUROfusion remains committed to supporting...

Eight-minute production of plasma with gigajoule energy turnover at Wendelstein 7-X

23-02-2023

Another target has been achieved only recently by the W7-X researchers, namely they managed to acquire an energy turnover of 1.3 gigajoules in the device, which is 17 times higher...

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022

04-10-2022

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger are the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. It was awarded “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of...

New experiments for fusion energy record breaker JET

27-09-2022

A new wave of fusion energy experiments on UK Atomic Energy Authority’s record-breaking Joint European Torus (JET) started this month. EUROfusion researchers are using the famous JET machine to conduct a...

ITER appoints new Director-General

21-09-2022

Pietro Barabaschi has become the next Director-General of the ITER Organization as a result of the unanimous choice of the Council from among finalist candidates. In the transition period Dr....

Starting power plant design

07-07-2022

At a livestreamed Horizon EUROfusion event in Brussels on 5 July 2022, EUROfusion celebrated the start of conceptual design activities for Europe's first demonstration fusion power plant DEMO. This first-of-a-kind...

Celebration of achieving a crucial assembly milestone in the ITER Project

17-05-2022

This month, we have witnessed the successful lifting and lowering into the machine well of the first sub-section of the ITER plasma chamber. The weight of the component is the...

Burning plasma achieved in inertial fusion at the National Ignition Facility

15-02-2022

Obtaining a burning plasma is a critical step towards self-sustaining fusion energy. A burning plasma is one in which the fusion reactions themselves are the primary source of heating in...

Historic milestone reached by JET scientists

20-01-2022

Iconic fusion energy machine JET – which reaches controlled temperatures 10 times hotter than the core of the sun – completed its 100,000th live pulse last night. Weighing 2,800 tonnes, the...

Horizon Europe Grant Agreement signed

20-12-2021

15 December 2021 saw the EUROfusion consortium signing the Grant Agreement under Horizon Europe, the European Framework Programme from 2021 – 2027, in an aim to launch comprehensive R&D approach...

Exhibition brings fusion power to the people of Marseille

25-10-2021

The European research consortium EUROfusion presents a game-based exhibition blending art, science and technology to explore fusion energy and get visitors' input on how fusion could fit into society. Fusion, Power...

National Ignition Facility experiment puts researchers at threshold of fusion ignition

16-08-2021

On Aug. 8, 2021, an experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules...

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Research projects carried out at the IPPLM are funded by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science, the National Science Centre and by the European Commission within the framework of EUROfusion Consortium under grant agreement No 633053. Financial support comes also from the International Atomic Energy Agency, European Space Agency and LaserLab Consortium as well as from the Fusion for Energy Agency.

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