2010

4 November 2010
The open house days of the FOM Institute for Plasma Physics in Nieuwegein were well visited this year. The students' open day on Thursday October 14th drew 315 visitors from 10 different high schools, technical schools and universities in the Netherlands. During the general open day on Sunday 24 October, over 800 people visited Rijnhuizen to be informed about the research and technical departments at the institute.

13 October 2010

The Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) and Radboud University Nijmegen signed an initial agreement this week for the relocation and funding of the laser facility FELIX/FELICE from the FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen to Radboud University Nijmegen.

1 September 2010
European top research Nikhef and Rijnhuizen in Pathé Cinema

The Geneva particle accelerator, fusion as possible solution for the energy problem, gazing at the stars with the world's largest radio telescopes and heart interventions with biologically degradable stents. These are the topics of BEST (Being a European Scientist Today), an event organised by the Erasmus Medical Center during the European Researchers' Night on Friday 24 September. The event is held at the Pathé Schouwburgplein cinema in Rotterdam. Live webcasts from top research institutes bring science from all over Europe to the public. Dutch experts from Nikhef, FOM-Rijnhuizen and other institutes present each item.

12 August 2010
The online publication list of the Rijnhuizen institute has been considerably improved. Visitors can now use advanced search, easily sort the results and, finally, can export the list in different formats. The list contains all the published material of the institute from 2002 onwards, in refereed scientific journals and books, as well as PhD thesises.