Plasmatechnik – meist unsichtbar,aber unverzichtbar für die Zukunft. Plasma Technology ‐ mostly invisible,but important for the future

Plasma Technology is an important key technology with various applications and an immense potential for the future. This is the result of the evaluation of the research programme plasma technology of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research which was finished in 2004. The article gives an overview about the main statements and the prior topics of application and research.