… Understanding the cosmos from a nuclear fusion perspective Published on January 21, 2026 Nuclear fusion and astrophysics are related fields. That these fields can learn from … in a recent Nature publication co-authored by DIFFER researcher MJ Pueschel. Corresponding author Bindesh …
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… has potential applications in clinical medical diagnostics, research laboratories focused on the development of new … global demand for energy. DIFFER conducts research on fusion energy and is the Dutch beneficiary of Fusion for Energy (F4E) and ITER. The institutes research includes experimental studies on plasma–wall interactions relevant to …
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… Building the cruise control of a nuclear fusion reactor Published on April 19, 2024 The cruise … been the focus of Gijs Derks, PhD student at DIFFER in the research teams of Egbert Westerhof and Matthijs van Berkel, already for two years. Derks is researching models with the aim to make informed choices for …
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… At DIFFER we do ground-breaking fundamental scientific research to develop novel future energy technologies, … research focuses on two major energy themes: research into fusion energy as a clean, safe and sustainable energy … multidisciplinary approach to energy research and combine physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science, with …
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… Cover article Physics Today diagnoses plasma instabilities Published on … Physics Today's October 2015 edition tackles heat loss in fusion reactors. The authors zoom in on interactions between … these instabilities is a major part of the fusion research at DIFFER. Right image: simulation (a) and …
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… Let’s talk about liquid metal applications in fusion: DIFFER organises international symposium ISLA-9 … together scientists and engineers actively engaged in research on liquid metal applications for fusion devices: … produce tritium fuel, a key technology in fusion reactors. Research and development about liquid metal applications in …
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… EUROfusion welcomes Dr. Gianfranco Federici as the new Programme … 2024, Dr. Gianfranco Federici was elected to be the new EUROfusion Programme Manager following a rigorous selection … Gianfranco outlined the critical focal points for both EUROfusion and European fusion strategy over the pivotal coming …
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… 9th International Symposium on Liquid metal Applications in fusion devices Dear colleagues, We are glad to invite you to … transfer, lower costs and simplified blanket structures. Research and development about liquid metal applications in … bring together scientists and engineers actively engaged in research on liquid metal applications for fusion devices so …
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… How do we protect the wall of a fusion reactor? ‘By simply looking with a camera we can … Tijs Wijkamp’s answer is: simply by looking! During his PhD research at the TU/e and DIFFER fusion groups, he used … too.' Super-fast electrons As a spin-off within the MANTIS research, these systems are also used to study ‘runaway …
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… PhD Defense: Jos Scholte tested liquid metal to protect fusion reactor walls Published on June 03, 2025 Future … not crack or melt under the intense heat inside. In his PhD research, mechanical engineer Jos Scholte (TU/e and DIFFER) … ASDEX-Upgrade at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics IPP near Munich. To verify that his design would …
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… over a video connection: on 29 October 2020, the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade officially commenced operation. … will give important guidance to ITER and DEMO." Fusion researchers throughout Europe followed MAST Upgrade's first … & Control, group leader Matthijs van Berkel Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics, group leader Ivo Classen DIFFER …
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… DIFFER Seminar: Optimizing fusion power plant design with integrated simulation using … learning, and reduced models to address the intricate physics and engineering challenges critical to achieving net … power plants. Some time ago, in 2016, I was at DIFFER for a research internship focused on creating a zero-dimensional …
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… & Instrumentation department. The department unites the research facilities that were partly under Fusion Energy and partly under Solar Fuels. A conversation … of Hans van Eck Image Hans van Eck graduated in Applied Physics from the Fontys University of Applied Sciences in …
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… on September 15, 2015 When the hot, dense plasma in a fusion reactor hits the reactor's exhaust wall, dust … in experiments with DIFFER's linear plasma generator Pilot-PSI. The new data will feed into improved models for dust … * This work was carried out under Eurofusion Enabling Research Project WP14-ER-01/VR-01 As a first test of the …
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… DIFFER DIFFER is the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, one of the nine research institutes of the Dutch … a multidisciplinary approach to energy research, combining physics, chemistry, engineering and materials science. … for the conversion and storage of renewable energy, and Fusion Energy as a clean and unlimited source of energy. …
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