Optical Telescope for the ESA FLEX Mission: From Design to In-Orbit Operation

12 Oct 2026

ESA Mandate and Scientific Purpose of the Mission

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) mission was designed to measure vegetation fluorescence across Earth’s land surface.
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Delegation from the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) visited IPP

12 Oct 2026

A delegation from the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE), which operates the superconducting tokamak KSTAR, visited the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS (IPP) from 29 September to 1 ctober 2026. [...]

The "TS4E 2026 symposium—Thermal Spray of Suspensions and Solutions Symposium + EBCs" was held at the IPP

1 Oct 2026

From September 16 to 19, 2026, the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPP CAS) hosted the international symposium TS4E 2026—Thermal Spray of Suspensions and Solutions Symposium + EBCs—organized in collaboration with ASM International. [...]

Jiří Matějíček received the President's Award from ASM International – Thermal Spray Society

29 Sep 2026

On September 17, 2026, during the TS4E international conference held at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dr. Jiří Matějíček received the President’s Award from the ASM International Thermal Spray Society. [...]

IPP organized successfully the 22th SUMTRAIC

9 Sep 2026

The 22^th annual SUMmer Training Course (SUMTRAIC) took place from Monday, August 24^th to Friday, September 4^th at the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP), organized by Dr. Jordan Cavalier and Dr. Miglena Dimitrova.

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IPP hosted the Cold Spray Club Meeting

8 Sep 2026

For the first time in the Czech Republic, the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) hosted the Cold Spray Club Meeting, a premier international event in the cold spray research community. [...]