the Wendelstein 7-X was started up

http://www.ipp.mpg.de/3984226/12_15

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they pushed the button
"Wendelstein 7-X fusion device produces its first hydrogen plasma"
http://www.ipp.mpg.de/4010154/02_16

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Here I took a shot of the real Wendelstein (1838m) , just about 15 ' before my arrival on its summit.
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On the summit is an astronomical observatory run by the University of Munich and a TV broadcast relay station.



Yesterday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel (a PhD physicist) presented an address at the Wendelstein 7-X Ceremony on occasion of the first hydrogen plasma ...Watch it here (in English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjnILeK99oQ

Fridger

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