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Microwaves calm fusion plasma hiccups
  • 21 December 2011

PhD-candidate Gert Witvoet has developed smart control strategies for the so-called sawtooth instability, an always present 'hiccup' in the hot plasma of a nucl...

"There is still a lot of room for improvement. We can work on better batteries, new electricity networks and nuclear fusion. However, we must remember that the energy problems rapidly increase if we wouldn't foster technological development and education."


Hans Blix, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA.

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