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  • Dutch Fusion Day 2026: what’s needed to move from physics to actual technology?

    … the annual event for the Dutch fusion sector organised by DIFFER, TU/e, and BigScienceNL, welcomed some 200 participants to the DIFFER premises. “The fusion landscape is changing due to … between public and private parties in this sector”, DIFFER director Marco de Baar added. Image The Dutch Fusion …
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  • Sixteen exceptional scientists receive the EUROfusion Bernard Bigot Researcher Grant

    … the sixteen highest scoring applications. Grant for DIFFER's researcher Tijs Wijkamp At DIFFER, researcher Tijs … 'Inference of post-disruptive neutral and ion density profiles for the optimization of runaway electron benign … Cano Megias (University of Seville, Spain) Exploration of plasma performance in positive and negative triangularity in …
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  • “Catalysis with excited molecules - making mode selectivity practical”

    … with excited molecules - making mode selectivity practical” DIFFER, University of Twente, Eindhoven University of … to store and convert electrical energy. In particular, conversion of electricity into chemical potential energy … out-of-equilibrium flow generated in interaction with plasma phase excitation in combination with the natural long …
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  • PhD Defense: Jos Scholte tested liquid metal to protect fusion reactor walls

    … his PhD research, mechanical engineer Jos Scholte (TU/e and DIFFER) studied if liquid metals can act as a protective … against the intense heat. Image Jos Scholte - credit: DIFFER / Kim Vos Fotografie Nine shots before shutdown … tokamak ASDEX-Upgrade at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics IPP near Munich. To verify that his design …
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  • Our fusion energy research

    … and more complex than the international space Station ISS. DIFFER is the leading Dutch research centre for nuclear … confinement fusion science - group leader: Dr. Sven Wiesen Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics   Investigating complex … frameworks - group leader: Dr. Jonathan Citrin     DIFFER is a member of the EUROfusion consortium, which …
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  • Fusion scientists drive groundwater research forward

    … forward Published on June 02, 2022 Fusion scientists at DIFFER, together with an international team of groundwater … in the riverbed changes. By measuring the temperature at different soil depths, they can determine the relevant heat … the inspiration for two improved methods. One for fusion plasmas and one for water fluxes.” Why do hydrologists need …
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  • Verklaring van Amsterdam: voor een inclusieve werkplek

    … van Amsterdam vond plaats tijdens de LGBTI+ conferentie DIFFER(ent) kinds of energy bij het NWO-instituut DIFFER. De ondertekening is een volgende stap om bakens te … zeker nog niet.’ Meer informatie Verklaring van Amsterdam (pdf, download) Diversiteit en Inclusie bij NWO Meer over …
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  • Plasma Micro-Turbulence

    … Plasma Micro-Turbulence In order to make fusion energy … to better understand the distinct confinement properties in different reactor types, from tokamaks to stellarators to … or a post-doctoral researcher, are encouraged to contact DIFFER . Wandering of magnetic field lines due to turbulent …
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  • Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher

    … I had a broad interest, but I honestly found the lecture on plasma physics to be utterly boring! Particle and … From 1985 to 2014 you worked at FOM Rijnhuizen, renamed DIFFER in 2010. How do you look back on that time? I was … at the institute, which had just transformed itself into DIFFER. We had a good group of people who knew what we were …
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  • 48th European Conference on Plasma Physics

    … 48th European Conference on Plasma Physics This annual conference covers the wide field of plasma physics including magnetic confinement fusion, beam … our online conference environment. The Organizing Committee DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research …
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  • SETalk Gerard van Rooij

    … Rooij Gerard van Rooij (group leader Nonequilibrium Fuel Conversion ) will give an outreach talk on energy storage … net carbon emission of zero. This is the ambitious goal of DIFFER's solar fuel research department. The solar fuel team … greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a new, clean fuel. Plasma physicist and project leader Gerard van Rooij has …
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  • Plasma physicists propose new paradigm for 3D turbulence in accretion disks

    … Plasma physicists propose new paradigm for 3D turbulence in … and protoplanets might be revised. This is what theoretical plasma physicists Hans Goedbloed (DIFFER) and Rony Keppens (KU Leuven) argue. In a 48-page … This is what theoretical plasma physicists Hans Goedbloed (DIFFER) and Rony Keppens (KU Leuven) argue. In a 48-page …
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  • PhD Defense: Yu Li

    … PhD Defense: Yu Li DIFFER researcher Yu Li will defend his PhD thesis titled … Behavior of Tungsten Under Fusion-relevant Hydrogen Plasma Loads" on 18 June 2021 from 11:00 - 12:00 CEST. The … - 10:00 Location Online Speaker Yu Li Affiliation DIFFER/TU/e/Ghent University Go to the Events page. …
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  • Magnum-PSI superconducting magnet reaches maximum field

    … field of 2.5 tesla for the first time after its arrival at DIFFER in October 2016. The superconducting magnet can … and allows the Magnum-PSI team to create and confine plasma discharges for hours on end. This will allow the team … axis of Magnum-PSI. In this linear plasma generator, DIFFER researchers explore how a dense plasma and a material …
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  • Opening DICE (private event)

    … DICE (private event) DICE is a new set-up that will allow DIFFER to study material damage, more precise corrosion … Welcome by Martin van Breukelen, Institute Manager at DIFFER and Beata Tyburska-Pueschel, IBF Project Leader Presentation DICE by DIFFER Presentation Industry Benefits by Thorizon Facility …
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