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Op 5 en 6 oktober 2024 is het weer zover: het Weekend van de Wetenschap. Een weekend waarin iedereen een kijkje achter de schermen kan nemen bij organisaties en instellingen in de wetenschap en techniek. Ook in Eindhoven, waar diverse organisaties hun deuren openen voor het publiek.

Every week a different scientist takes over the X-account of the Universities of the Netherlands to tell something about the world of science. From 2-6 September it was Matthijs van Berkel's turn. Moreover, the group leader of the Energy Systems and Control group took part in the NPO Radio 1 programme De Nacht Van. 

DIFFER and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) signed a two-year Statement of Work to advance the realization of fusion energy. The collaboration project aims to develop a framework for exhaust control, including models, observers, and controllers for CFS’s SPARC fusion machine.

DIFFER and Toyota are jointly developing a unique reactor to capture COշ from the air and store it efficiently, using sunlight. An invention that contributes significantly to reducing COշ emissions. During summer 2024, Toyota presented a prototype of the CO2 capturing device at an event in Paris.

The 6th International Symposium on Plasmas for Catalysis and Energy Materials (ISPCEM) took place in Eindhoven from 10 to 12 July, 2024.How did you experience this conference?