… 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 … escaping from fusion plasmas. This milestone for fusion research is published in Nature Communications. The closed …
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… 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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… 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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… 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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… offers an exiting opportunity to found and lead a new research group at the frontier of energy materials, … Our research focuses on two major energy themes: fusion energy as a clean, safe and sustainable energy source … duplicating them. DIFFER’s existing materials-generation facilities, including nanoparticle printing and thin-film …
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… Facilities & Instrumentation DIFFER offers access to its … ultraviolet to the infrared. Magnum-PSI - materials under fusion reactor conditions Magnum-PSI is the world's only … DIFFER offers access to its research facilities to other researchers. Start measuring at …
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… PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'. On 2 March 2026 Gijs Derks will defend his … In an effort to harness fusion energy on Earth,the fusion research community builds experimental reactors that trap … to prevent the reactor wall from melting. Within his research, Gijs Derks developed models for the interaction of …
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… DIFFER researcher Gerard van Rooij appointed professor in … plasma chemistry at TU/e Published on March 02, 2018 DIFFER researcher and head of the Nonequilibrium Fuel Conversion … of DIFFER. We are unique in this, both with regard to the instrumentation that we use and the critical mass we work …
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