… student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively fusion-focused ‘family’ inhabiting a medieval castle to a … business-like community committed to fundamental energy research and situated on a modern university campus. As … power station, at an even larger scale than the experimental ITER tokamak. This offers new scientific …
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… on earth: the importance of exhaust models for realising fusion energy Published on March 02, 2026 To harness fusion energy on Earth, the fusion research community builds experimental reactors that trap fusion fuel and heat it to … To harness fusion energy on Earth, the fusion research community builds experimental reactors that trap …
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… April 16, 2020 By combining a deep understanding of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model of the turbulent plasma in a fusion reactor. The neural network can accurately predict … of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model …
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… of eyes on runaway electrons Published on November 07, 2024 Fusion researcher Tijs Wijkamp received a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot … was looking for a challenging master’s programme in applied physics. I wanted to study a topic with a clear societal … Fusion researcher Tijs Wijkamp received a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot …
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… Living and breathing energy research Published on June 08, 2020 At the end of his tenure … enabling the real time capturing of emission lines of the fusion plasma. That technique is now used to monitor … We have established an unique experiment with the PSI-facilities, and crown jewel Magnum-PSI, especially when …
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… van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor Published on July 01, 2022 DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel receives a prestigious Vidi from the Dutch National Research Council NWO. With the grant of 800,000 euros, he … DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel receives a prestigious Vidi …
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… EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Hari Varadarajan: “Energy … a fascination to me” Published on November 28, 2024 DIFFER researcher Hari Varadarajan receives a 2025 EUROfusion … machines, to understand how we actually do it: “Although physics is interesting, I feel more like an engineer in that …
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… Fusion scientists drive groundwater research forward … DIFFER, together with an international team of groundwater researchers, have written a paper on new ways to determine … model are and how our new model pushes those limits. The experimental results in the field are promising. It is now …
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… European researchers achieve Fusion Energy Record Published on February 09, 2022 … made great progress in the understanding of the core plasma physics in a fusion reactor and that we have now reached a … to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. DIFFER researchers of the Integrated Modelling and Transport-group …
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… Encouraging fusion talent: EUROfusion grants for two DIFFER postdoctoral researchers Published on December 08, 2025 Two postdoctoral … Dasbach will have a wide-reaching impact. With his topic ‘Physics-constrained deep learning models for power plant … Two postdoctoral researchers of DIFFER have been awarded a EUROfusion grant. …
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… intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications Published on … the wall, as otherwise, the reactor wall would be damaged. Researchers from the Dutch institute DIFFER and the EPFL’s … Vrije Universiteit Brussel, MIT, Institute of Plasma Physics of CAS, CCFE, and the Max Planck Institute for …
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… DIFFER seminar: Powering the Future: Fusion & Plasmas, the FESAC Long Range Planning Report … program. This plan is based on substantial input from the research community, which conveyed a wealth of creative … energy. About the speaker: Troy Carter is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prof. …
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… DIFFER and TU/e to work on national X-ray lab for materials research Published on January 24, 2022 NWO research institute DIFFER and Eindhoven University of … needed for sustainable energy, such as for a nuclear fusion reactor or for hydrogen production. But there will …
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… Fusion Road Show plays at ITER open doors day Published on May 29, 2018 DIFFER presented its Fusion Road Show science demos to over 700 visitors of the … was designed as a memorable introduction into plasmas and fusion reactors. A great addition to the site tour, say both …
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… Our research Within the Plasma Material Interactions group we … exploiting our globally unique linear plasma devices Magnum-PSI and UPP as well as other in-house equipment . We … of materials under the conditions expected in future fusion reactors, and how they can themselves influence the …
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