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- … first experimental campaign in its new location. Magnum-PSI with its connection to the Ion Beam Facility (beam line … intense plasma's expected at the exhaust of these future fusion reactors. With its plasma beam confined by the newly … a problem and is performing flawlessly. Definitely happy news for me." Plans for the experimental campaign In March, …Relevance18.041
- … extreme heat fluxes encountered. In Nature Communications , PhD candidate Stein van Eden and colleagues at DIFFER and … van de Sanden, T.W. Morgan doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00288-y With preparations for the ITER fusion project ongoing, some … tin exposed to dense plasma (link: YouTube) Go to the News page. …Relevance18.023
- … on materials, processes, and systems in the fields of fusion and chemical energy. In the years 2023 to 2028 we … we invest in new facilities and we enhance our relations with academia, applied research, industry, and society. … used to design our high-end instruments, integrate various plasma controllers, and derive supervisory controllers. …Relevance18.005
- … PhD Defense: Yu Li DIFFER researcher Yu Li will defend his PhD … thesis titled "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Tungsten Under Fusion-relevant Hydrogen Plasma Loads" on 18 June 2021 from 11:00 - 12:00 CEST. The … DIFFER researcher Yu Li will defend his PhD thesis titled "Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Tungsten …Relevance18
- … EUROfusion signs Horizon Europe Grant Agreement Published on … and achievements during an in-person event early 2022. With the signing of the official Grant Agreement on 15 … renewable energy from solar and wind (in combination with storage) currently being developed, and would produce …Relevance17.949
- … hassle’ Published on December 15, 2020 It was a practical with a calorimeter – how do you heat up a litre of water – … Marco de Baar, director of DIFFER and Van Berkel’s PhD supervisor back then, recognises that idiosyncrasy: … & Control, group leader Matthijs van Berkel Go to the News page. …Relevance17.931
- … PhD defense: Artur Perek DIFFER PhD researcher Artur Perek will … A power-plant class device would have to sustain and withstand a burning fusion plasma releasing gigawatts of … Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne More information DIFFER news article : From trusting your intuition to strict …Relevance17.889
- … PhD defense Jos Scholte: The viability of liquid metals as a plasma-facing material in nuclear fusion devices Jos Scholte will defend his PhD thesis … times the energy per reaction as the combustion of coal, without emitting any greenhouse gasses. This is the process …Relevance17.81
- … 2021 Egbert Westerhof started out at DIFFER in 1983 as a PhD student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively … says Westerhof.“The wall of the reactor will have to withstand even bigger forces from the plasma, for instance. … and elegant solution, since in a fluid state the metal renews itself automatically, which makes it more resilient.” …Relevance17.792
- … fusion’s promise as a source of clean energy, he says. ‘But with my first plasma physics course, my fascination shifted … and global visibility, provide international exposure to PhD students and postdocs, and open the floodgates to new, … can either improve or reduce reactor performance. Go to the News page. …Relevance17.742
- … and multi-physics aspects for magnetic confinement fusion science. Central to the IM group’s activity is to develop plasma transport modelling integration concepts for the … regions of interest span across the central plasma-core, with plasma temperatures of the order 100.000.000 °C, and …Relevance17.698
- … PhD defense Bob Kool: Control of novel power exhaust solutions … demonstrated the first active control system in combination with alternative divertors. At the same time, the research … (open access as of 6 September 2026) Article Innovation News Network (October 2025): ‘Advanced control strategies …Relevance17.675
- … In a joint lectorate, they will develop new sensors for fusion reactors in the project 'Divertor Triage for Fusion … Sensoren zijn een kritisch onderdeel om het instabiele plasma van tokamak-reactoren te controleren en te … Regieorgaan SIA. Tekst: Regieorgaan SIA, DIFFER Go to the News page. …Relevance17.641
- … sustainable energy infrastructure, in close partnership with (inter)national academia and industry." Focus on Fusion Energy and Solar Fuels In the coming years, DIFFER … in the international energy research arena." Go to the News page. … sustainable energy infrastructure, in close partnership with (inter)national academia and industry." Focus on Fusion …Relevance17.641
- … Plasma Material Interactions Background A schematic of the edge of the plasma and its interaction with the divertor. One of the main challenges to the realization of a fusion power plant is the problem of power exhaust. The … the divertor plates. This heat may be hundreds of Megawatts with ion temperatures of hundreds of electronvolts (millions …Relevance17.598