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New FASXCAM camera for extreme use
16 Jun 2026
Scientists from IPP in cooperation with the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, with the support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, have developed a unique diagnostic camera FASXCAM, designed for measuring the presence of undesired impurities in scientific experiments focused on nuclear fusion research. [...]
Touch the fourth state of matter? No problem at the 2026 Science Fair!
15 Jun 2026
This year's Science Fair in Letňany is successfully behind us and the exhibition of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic shone. Not only thanks to our experiments, but also through thousands of curious visitors. [...]
Professor Hartmut Zohm received the Mach Medal for his contributions for fusion reseach
9 Jun 2026
Professor Hartmut Zohm from the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik has received the Ernst Mach Medal of Honor for his services to the physical sciences. He received this prestigious award from the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic for his lifelong contribution to nuclear fusion and plasma physics research. [...]
The Plasma Chemical Technologies Department is organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Plasma Chemical Technologies as an Important Approach to (Nano)Materials and Hydrogen Production (PLASCHEMAT 2026)
27 May 2026
The Plasma Chemical Technologies Department at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences is organizing the 3rd International Workshop on Plasma Chemical Technologies as an Important Approach to (Nano)Materials and Hydrogen Production (PLASCHEMAT 2026). [...]
22th summer training course (SUMTRAIC 2026)
21 May 2026
IPP is happy to announce the opening of the call for application in its 22th summer training course (SUMTRAIC 2026) which will take place from Monday, August 24th to Friday, September 4th 2026. [...]
How is a safe fusion formed
12 May 2026
You may be surprised to know that while most Prague residents perceive the abbreviation “MHD” as urban public transport, for more than a hundred leading world experts it is magnetohydrodynamics - a key scientific field for the stability and safety of future fusion power plants. [...]
WE CONDUCT RESEARCH
IN THE FIELDS OF
- Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
- Exploitation of Electric Discharges
- Plasma Interaction with other states of matter
- Plasma-Based or Aided Waste Treatment
- Plasma Spraying Processes
- Research and Development in the field of Ultra
Precision and Special Optics
- Other topics related to Plasma
