Optical Telescope for the ESA FLEX Mission: From Design to In-Orbit Operation
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.
12 Oct 2026
Delegation from the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) visited IPP
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.
12 Oct 2026
The "TS4E 2026 symposium—Thermal Spray of Suspensions and Solutions Symposium + EBCs" was held at the IPP
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.
1 Oct 2026
Jiří Matějíček received the President's Award from ASM International – Thermal Spray Society
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.
29 Sep 2026
IPP organized successfully the 22th SUMTRAIC
The 22th annual SUMmer Training Course (SUMTRAIC) took place from Monday, August 24th to Friday, September 4th at the Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP), organized by Dr. Jordan Cavalier and Dr. Miglena Dimitrova.
9 Sep 2026
IPP hosted the Cold Spray Club Meeting
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.
8 Sep 2026
