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What can industry and research do to accelerate the energy transition? During the Topsector Energy Conference 2016, DIFFER's Erik Langereis led a brainstorm on multidisciplinary approaches to implement sustainable energy. "Collaboration is key to create innovative solutions and scale them up to mature systems."

With the installation of a superconducting magnet on its unique facility Magnum-PSI, DIFFER can now study the long-term behaviour of materials under the harsh conditions in future fusion reactors. On Saturday 8 October, the 17 ton magnet arrived at DIFFER and was carefully lifted onto its chassis by a 400 ton crane.

From the entrance of the DIFFER building the new Ion Beam Facility is clearly visible. This huge microscope for material properties does not look at light, but uses a stream of fast ions to probe a material's surface and subsurface.

(Schone) energie voor iedereen!Zondag 2 oktober 2016 zag energieonderzoeksinstituut DIFFER in Eindhoven zes- tot zevenhonderd bezoekers tegemoet. Studenten, gezinnen, kinderen, collega-wetenschappers en andere belangstellenden wisten ons laboratoriumgebouw te vinden en genoten van een uitgebreid programma met voor elk wat wils.