… European researchers achieve Fusion Energy Record Published on February 09, 2022 … to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. DIFFER researchers of the Integrated Modelling and Transport-group … to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon energy. DIFFER researchers of the Integrated Modelling and Transport-group …
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… Liquid metal layer protects fusion reactor wall against incredible heat Published on … to win clean and sustainable energy from nuclear fusion, researchers need to protect the wall of their reactor … wall. Unexpected self-protection Van Eden: "Our laboratory facilities Pilot-PSI and Magnum-PSI are the only ones in the …
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… event: secure your position in the supply chain of future fusion reactors and beyond The call for Long Term Programmes … of the LTP provides the opportunity to roll out a strategic research programme on fusion energy. This will allow Dutch industry to capitalize …
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… DIFFER researcher Gerard van Rooij appointed professor in … of DIFFER. We are unique in this, both with regard to the instrumentation that we use and the critical mass we work with: with many people and many devices at the same time. By this I do not … DIFFER researcher and head of the Nonequilibrium Fuel Conversion …
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… Vapor shielding can regulate temperature of fusion reactor walls Published on March 26, 2019 A heat … 3D-printed prototype holders for liquid metal in DIFFER's research facility Magnum-PSI and discovered that a … photo: DIFFER/Bram Lamers Future fusion power plants Fusion researchers want to mimic the process that powers the sun …
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… Neural networking wins EUROfusion Enabling Research grant Published on November 23, 2018 DIFFER has landed an Enabling Research grant from the Horizon2020 programme EUROfusion . … DIFFER has landed an Enabling Research grant from the Horizon2020 programme EUROfusion . …
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… welcomed the Start of Machine Assembly of the international fusion reactor ITER . On behalf of the seven ITER members, … in southern France over the past months. There, researchers, engineers and companies from 35 countries are … India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States. Dutch researchers also contributed to ITER. Inside the ITER …
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… Spin-out of fusion robotics to health care and industry Published on … February, the Dutch Remote Handling Study Center (RHSC) for research into remotely controlled robots has spun out to … founded within the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research DIFFER in collaboration with Heemskerk Innovative …
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… Our research Within the Plasma Material Interactions group we … of materials under the conditions expected in future fusion reactors, and how they can themselves influence the … tokamaks. We carried out experiments in two leading fusion facilities: ASDEX-Upgrade (Germany) and DIII-D (USA) to …
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… Matthijs van Berkel appointed as the new head of DIFFER’s Fusion Energy department Published on August 11, 2026 DIFFER … part of the institute's management team and guide the six research groups within the department. Ambitions for future … which he continued his scientific career as a post doc researcher and -later on- group leader. Since May 2025, Van …
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… Published on May 21, 2021 Extreme conditions exist in a fusion reactor and the reactor vessel wall must be able to … if the wall regularly fails? So, for several years, fusion research has been working on a new category of heat shield … and TU/e have worked together for several years on this research, and they lead the way in this field. They are …
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… wants to accelerate Radiation-Induced Defect Research Published on March 14, 2025 Beata Tyburska-Pueschel … three months, we solved the beam astigmatism.” World unique facilities It was the start of an exciting period, a lustrum … “The machine has even taken steps outside of the world of fusion, conducting experiments for DIFFER's research on …
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… Published on March 27, 2018 On Wednesday 21 March, the research facility Magnum-PSI at DIFFER (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research) set a new world record for longest exposure of a material to the harsh plasma conditions in future fusion reactors. Magnum-PSI exposed tungsten wall components …
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… EUROfusion Engineering Grant 2024 for DIFFER researcher James … and do experiments with Magnum-PSI , one of the research facilities at DIFFER.” The whole project actually revolves … DIFFER researcher James Hargreaves is one of the 16 winners of a EUROfusion Engineering Grant (EEG) 2024. The award is given to …
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… The design of nuclear fusion systems: ‘Complexity is our greatest enemy, modelling … engineering'. Image Torben Beernaert © DIFFER What is your research about? “We see many challenges in the different … Before you start, you ask yourself questions like ‘how many people will need to sit at the table?’ and ‘how much money …
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