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  • Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher

    … Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher Published on December 13, 2023 Tony Donné has devoted his entire working life to fusion research. First in scientific roles in the … Vries (EUROfusion) en Rianne van Hoek (DIFFER).  Go to the News page. …
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  • From trusting your intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications

    … intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications Published on February 12, 2021 The core of a fusion reactor is incredibly hot. Hydrogen that inevitably … Swiss Plasma Center. Credit A. Herzog / EPFL   Go to the News page. …
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  • Matthijs van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor

    … van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor Published on July 01, 2022 DIFFER researcher … for the regulated firing of ice-cold hydrogen pellets in fusion reactors. Lees dit in het Nederlands Matthijs van … A total of 101 proposals (16%) were accepted. Go to the News page. …
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  • To keep burning stars on earth: the importance of exhaust models for realising fusion energy

    … on earth: the importance of exhaust models for realising fusion energy Published on March 02, 2026 To harness fusion … the full thesis on the TU/e website Article Innovation News Network (October 2025): ‘Advanced control strategies … reactor’ Authors: Gijs Derks, Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • EUROfusion welcomes Dr. Gianfranco Federici as the new Programme Manager

    … EUROfusion welcomes Dr. Gianfranco Federici as the new Programme … 2024, Dr. Gianfranco Federici was elected to be the new EUROfusion Programme Manager following a rigorous selection … Gianfranco outlined the critical focal points for both EUROfusion and European fusion strategy over the pivotal coming …
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  • Start of ITER reactor assembly

    … welcomed the Start of Machine Assembly of the international fusion reactor ITER . On behalf of the seven ITER members, … government leaders and representatives celebrated the fusion project reaching this important milestone on July … of the ITER tokamak. Image: ITER Organization Go to the News page. …
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  • From plasma to power: managing hydrogen isotopes in the walls of future fusion power plants

    … to power: managing hydrogen isotopes in the walls of future fusion power plants Published on August 08, 2025 The harsh environment inside future fusion power plants demands wall materials that do not crack … not go unnoticed. Author: Rianne van Hoek   Go to the News page. …
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  • Our research

    … of materials under the conditions expected in future fusion reactors, and how they can themselves influence the … divertor solution.   1. Plasma-Material Interactions in fusion devices Pure tungsten blocks will be used as the … but they may not be suitable for the first generation fusion reactors and its successors. Higher neutron loading …
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  • Spin-out of fusion robotics to health care and industry

    … Spin-out of fusion robotics to health care and industry Published on … Technology and developed maintenance techniques for future fusion reactors such as ITER . The spin-out enables RHSC to … of its experience in fields beyond its current focus on fusion energy, opening up opportunities in health care but …
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  • PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'.

    … PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'. On 2 March 2026 Gijs Derks will defend his thesis called 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'. Promotor: Matthijs van Berkel Co-promotors … Developing plasma exhaust models for the operation of fusion power plants The fusion energy that powers the Sun is …
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  • Dutch Fusion Day 2026: fusion as a business case, how about that?

    … Dutch Fusion Day 2026: fusion as a business case, how about that? Mark your … as DIFFER in Eindhoven hosts the third edition of the Dutch Fusion Day! Building on the success of the previous … this year’s edition is about exploring new opportunities in fusion for your business. Throughout the day, industry, …
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  • World record plasma exposure in Magnum-PSI

    … of a material to the harsh plasma conditions in future fusion reactors. Magnum-PSI exposed tungsten wall components to the equivalent of a full year of high power fusion operations in the future  ITER reactor, 50 times more … 2014-2018 under grant agreement No 633053. Go to the News page. …
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  • PhD defense Thomas Bosman: Density profile and heat-exhaust control in nuclear fusion devices: Development of control methods in view of the operation of fusion power plants

    … Bosman: Density profile and heat-exhaust control in nuclear fusion devices: Development of control methods in view of the operation of fusion power plants Differ researcher Thomas Bosman will … ' Density profile and heat-exhaust control in nuclear fusion devices: Development of control methods in view of …
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  • Neural network accelerates plasma simulations

    … ultrafast neural network model of the turbulent plasma in a fusion reactor. The neural network can accurately predict heat and particle transport in the fusion reactor up to 100.000 times faster than before: a … computational model are also freely available. Go to the News page. …
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  • New approach simplifies fusion physics

    … New approach simplifies fusion physics Published on November 05, 2018 Sometimes it … engineering approach to study the heat transport in a fusion plasma. He shook up the fusion physics field with his … article on heat transport in fusion plasmas Go to the News page. …
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