… to power: managing hydrogen isotopes in the walls of future fusion power plants Published on August 08, 2025 The harsh … under the intense conditions. To tackle this challenge, researchers are exploring liquid metals like lithium and ask … source of energy. Journey in fusion Morbey’s journey in physics started in 2015, when she decided to start a …
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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 … we contribute to ITER through our research facility Magnum-PSI , which is the only laboratory facility in the world …
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… experiments yield a new energy record: Q&A with DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel Published on February 08, 2024 A new energy record has been announced by EUROfusion and research institutes involved. What does this record mean? … A new energy record has been announced by EUROfusion and research institutes involved. What does this record mean? …
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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 fusion fuel and heat it to …
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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 protective vapor shield above the … 3D-printed prototype holders for liquid metal in DIFFER's research facility Magnum-PSI and discovered that a …
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… 'Indispensible' research facilities help develop future fusion materials Published on April 28, 2025 Visitors to … blocks being exposed to intense plasma conditions in Magnum-PSI. Credit: DIFFER / Bart van Overbeeke Photography What … often surprised to learn that the Dutch centre for fusion research does not have a fusion reactor of its own. Instead, …
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… World record plasma exposure in Magnum-PSI Published on March 27, 2018 On Wednesday 21 March, the research facility Magnum-PSI at DIFFER (Dutch Institute for … of a material to the harsh plasma conditions in future fusion reactors. Magnum-PSI exposed tungsten wall components …
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… New approach simplifies fusion physics Published on November 05, 2018 Sometimes it takes a … complex problems. That is exactly what happened when DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel used a systems engineering … complex problems. That is exactly what happened when DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel used a systems engineering …
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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 … tin in the hot plasma beam of DIFFER's experiment Pilot-PSI. The centre of the target heats up and cools down in …
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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 … possible work packages: Systems Engineering and multi-physics engineering, Plasma Control, Fuel Cycle, Full Device …
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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 … university campus, the Flux building, home of the Applied Physics faculty, is closely connected to the DIFFER research …
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… Neural networking wins EUROfusion Enabling Research grant Published on November 23, … computing is applied to generate an extensive database of a physics-based reduced turbulence model co-developed at … DIFFER has landed an Enabling Research grant from the Horizon2020 programme EUROfusion . …
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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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… Physics@Veldhoven Physics@Veldhoven is a large congress that … in the Netherlands, organized by NWO. Traditionally, young researchers are given the chance to present themselves and … & Soft condensed matter, Physics of Fluids, Plasma & Fusion Physics, Quantum Physics, Nanoscale Physics, Atomic, …
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… of DIFFER, the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, for a period of two years. With effect from … institute as a group leader and since 2014 as theme leader Fusion Energy and a member of the management team. De Baar … landscape of energy research.” De Baar studied experimental physics at Utrecht University and obtained his doctorate in …
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