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DIFFER group leader Andrea Baldi has been appointed associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Here he will set up a new research group on fundamental and applied nanophotonic approaches to energy conversion, catalysis, and sensing.

Imagine converting CO2 into useful molecules, only by heating it to a plasma with a microwave. Researchers at DIFFER can, but nobody really understands the processes that take place in the plasma. Let alone that they can make the process efficient.

Kunnen we sneller en meer CO2 uit het rookgas van energiecentrales en fabrieken filteren? DIFFER-onderzoekers Tesfaye Belete, Michael Gleeson en Richard van de Sanden ontdekten hoe ze het CO2-afvangmateriaal calciumcarbonaat een flinke oppepper kunnen geven door er een vleugje zink aan toe te voegen.

DIFFER is proud to present its Annual Report 2019. Download the report and read the highlights about our people, research, facilities and events! 

On May 1, 2020, DIFFER group leader Gerard van Rooij has been appointed Professor of Plasma Chemistry at the Faculty of Science at Maastricht University (UM).