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Events (archive)

Events (archive)

We believe in our duty to share knowledge through weekly seminars, regularly workshops and other events. on this page you'll find events organized in the past. If you're interested in upcoming events visit the Events page. Our weekly seminars at DIFFER cover a wide range of topics and are open to everybody. Please, read more on our dedicated Seminars page. You can find specific information for external visitors and subscribe to our seminar mailinglist on this page.

Long time scale simulations of nanocarbons at the atomic scale

Seminar, to
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Atomic scale simulations provide a computational means to study and understand fundamental processes in plasma - surface interactions. These interactions are quite complex, and unraveling them is a highly non-trivial task. Employing state-of-the-art simulation techniques, we gain insight in how these interactions are coupled, and how we may modify them in order to steer the process.
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From blue energy and waste heat to iontronics and catalysis

Seminar, to
DIFFER event
The salinity difference between river- and sea-water gives rise to a free energy difference of 2kJ per liter river water, which corresponds to a waterfall of 200 meter. This “blue energy” can be harvested fully sustainably in principle, and nowadays also largely in practise with the use of ion-selective membranes or supercapacitors.
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A process technology point of view on electricity storage and electrification of the chemical industry

Seminar, to
DIFFER event
Recently, electrochemistry and the so-called electrification of the chemical industry have gained a prominent position on the agenda of governments, industry and academics. The majority of the research focusses on fundamentals of the electrochemistry and the accompanying selection and optimization of materials.
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Atomistic modelling of electrochemical interfaces

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DIFFER event
Electrolytes respond to contact with a charged solid surface (metal electrode, semiconductor or insulating ionic solids) by formation of an electric double layer. The modelling of electric double layers at an atomistic level remains a major challenge.
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Plasma-facing components for the NSTX-U Recovery Project and Applications of Liquid Technologies to Conventional Energy Sources

Seminar, to
DIFFER event
NOTE: different day and time: Tuesday 10h00  The National Spherical Torus Experiment – Upgrade (NSTX-U), will be one of the highest power-density magnetic fusion experiments when operating at full parameters.  Following a failure in a poloidal field coil, the NSTX-U entered the Recovery Project which is redesigning several key components in order to increase operation
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