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  • Fusion Road Show plays at ITER open doors day

    … theatre show was designed as a memorable introduction into plasmas and fusion reactors. A great addition to the site … toothpick on fire, he has just produced a glowing ball of plasma in the microwave and captured it inside a pyrex … assembled. (credit: DIFFER / Gieljan de Vries)   Go to the News page. …
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  • Control of the heat and particle exhaust

    … Control of the heat and particle exhaust The extreme conditions in a nuclear fusion … reactor wall. The survival of the wall can be prolonged by plasma detachment, a state in which the plasma in proximity … of what drives the detachment dynamics. Back to Research . …
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  • PhD defense Bob Kool: Control of novel power exhaust solutions in nuclear fusion

    … key challenges in nuclear fusion development. In his PhD research, Bob Kool explored the control of power exhaust in … greatly helps to decouple them from each other and the core plasma density, simplifying integrated plasma control. His … (open access as of 6 September 2026) Article Innovation News Network (October 2025): ‘Advanced control strategies …
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  • DIFFER publishes 31,618 molecules with potential for energy storage in batteries

    … Scientists from the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) have created a database of 31,618 … of each molecule. The computer uses equations from quantum chemistry to do this. Because these formulas are difficult … Abhishek Khetan, Murat Cihan Sorkun & Süleyman Er. RedDB, a computational database of electroactive molecules for …
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  • Simulations for nuclear fusion

    … fusion Published on April 23, 2015 23 April 2015 The plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor is prone to … a large extent on methods to control these instabilities. Researcher Bram van Es ( CWI / DIFFER) defended his thesis … for fusion research. (source:  www.cwi.nl ) Go to the News page. …
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  • EUROfusion signs Horizon Europe Grant Agreement

    … new Grant Agreement, EUROfusion will direct and integrate research across Europe into a comprehensive R&D programme to … including the UK, Switzerland and Ukraine. Together these researchers have set up a focused research programme guided … approach.” Source Press release EUROfusion Go to the News page. …
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  • A head-start for the New Routes for the Energy Transition project

    … University (UU) and DIFFER are setting up new national research communities to speed up the energy transition. NWO … planning in the energy transition increases rapidly. Research questions in the second project are how to deal … the Energy Transition project page NERA website Go to the News page. …
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  • FOM kent 2,3 miljoen euro toe aan temmen uitlaat fusiereactor

    … wil de hitte en snelle deeltjes van zo'n kunstmatige zon (plasma) gecontroleerd af kunnen voeren voor die de wand van … Magneetvelden beschermen de reactor tegen het fuserende plasma (heet, geladen gas), behalve bij de uitlaat. Die komt … nodig is om de fusiereactie in stand te houden. Go to the News page. …
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  • DIFFER Seminar: From Soft Matter to Functional Materials

    … Abstract : Advanced functional materials are at the core of chemistry and engineering research to address societal challenges related to health, … soft matter principles. He received his master’s degree in physics in 2001 from TU Dresden (GER) with a specialization …
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  • Ion Beam Facility is getting into shape

    … detailed ion beam studies, DIFFER wants to add a unique new research facility for energy materials to the Dutch research … look at what happens to the sample during exposure to the plasma." Bridge between research themes The Ion Beam … institutes. The options are really broad." Go to the News page. …
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  • Women in science: let’s meet Ceren Tayran

    … Since October 2023 Ceren works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Autonomous Energy Materials Discovery … Can you tell us something about your expertise? “I am a computational material science expert. Particularly … Force Fields. At DIFFER, I have been focusing on plasma-facing materials for nuclear fusion. As we know, …
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  • Exhaust control for SPARC: DIFFER and Commonwealth Fusion Systems join forces for future fusion energy

    … underscores DIFFER's commitment to conduct fundamental research on materials, processes, and systems for a … which will effectively decouple the heat flux from the core plasma in the reactor and the power on the divertor tiles.” … meer dan 2 miljard dollar aan kapitaal opgehaald. Go to the News page. …
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  • Technology for Earth and Mars: Innovation at the crossroads of renewable energy and CO₂ utilization

    … but a promising reality. On Tuesday 27 May 2025 PhD researcher Xingyu Chen defended her thesis called ‘The Plasma–Solid Oxide Interface: An experimental study of … on the TU/e website. Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. … but a promising reality. On Tuesday 27 May 2025 PhD researcher Xingyu Chen defended her thesis called ‘The …
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  • DIFFER reaches 3750 students and teachers at Fusion Days 2017

    … (developed by EUROfusion ). Right: Dr. Jef Ongena (Research Director at the Plasma Physics Lab, Royal Military Academy) presents a parallel … (developed by EUROfusion ). Right: Dr. Jef Ongena (Research Director at the Plasma Physics Lab, Royal Military Academy) presents a …
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  • Tackling two sustainable key processes at once: plasma-activated electrolyzer reducing water and fixating nitrogen

    … Tackling two sustainable key processes at once: plasma-activated electrolyzer reducing water and fixating nitrogen Published on August 14, 2019 DIFFER researchers have constructed an ingenious plasma-activated … we use plasma-activation in the setup to boost the nitrogen chemistry at the second electrode to yield a NO …
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