The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator is an experimental nuclear fusion reactor designed to bring us closer to the prospect of clean, limitless energy, and since producing its first plasma in 2015 we've ...

A view of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion reactor, as seen on September 18, 2015 at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald, Germany. A twisting ribbon of hydrogen gas, many times hotter ...

Germany's Wendelstein 7-X - the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device - has achieved a world record in a key parameter of fusion physics: the triple product. This value now exceeds previous ...

One of the most important optimization goals underlying the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device has now been confirmed. An analysis shows: In the optimized magnetic field cage, the energy losses of the ...

Twists and turns Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X stellarator will use a complex magnetic-field design to sustain a hydrogen plasma for about 30 min. (Courtesy: IPP/Wolfgang Filser) In February 2016 German ...

The Wendelstein 7-X - the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device - started scientific operation yesterday with the production of its first hydrogen plasma, the actual investigation object. The ...

After about 2,200 plasma pulses since operation began in December 2015 the first experimental campaign on the Wendelstein 7-X research device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in ...

In addition to the stellarator, there is a second type of reactor for fusion by magnetic confinement: the tokamak. The European research reactor Iter, being built in Cadarache, France, relies on this ...

(openPR) Zahlreiche internationale Medienvertreter hatten sich am 10. Dezember 2015 um die Mittagszeit im Kontrollraum versammelt, um den Start von Wendelstein 7-X mitzuerleben. Zusätzlich waren ...

In nuclear fusion, the triple product – also known as the Lawson criterion – defines the point at which a nuclear fusion reaction produces more power than is needed to sustain the fusion reaction.

Die optimierte Magnetfeldgeometrie, die erreichten Einschlusszeiten und die technischen Erweiterungen zeigen, wie weit das Stellarator-Konzept inzwischen vorangekommen ist. Gleichzeitig wird deutlich, ...

The optimised Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, which went into operation five years ago, is intended to demonstrate that stellarator-type fusion plants are suitable for power plants. The magnetic field, ...