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Postdoctoral researcher position

The Materials group of the “Instituto de Fusión Nuclear Guillermo-Velarde” offers a postdoctoral research position to work on coating fabrication to work under extreme conditions (high temperature, irradiation and corrosion). More information in this link....

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Eduardo Oliva receives a Leonardo research grant

Eduardo Oliva receives a Leonardo research grant

The Leonardo research grant from Fundación BBVA are intended to support personal projects of researchers and cultural creators in intermediate stages of their careers, between 30 and 45 years old, which are characterized by significant scientific, technological or...

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Plasma ionization exposed with ultra-short XUV light

Plasma ionization exposed with ultra-short XUV light

Ionized matter, or plasma, is the most abundant known state of matter in our universe (rays, ionosphere, stars, accretion disks, etc ...) and has important technological applications (fluorescent tubes, plasma cutting, nuclear fusion, etc. …). Understanding this state...

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Researchers at UNED have recently developed E-lite

Researchers at UNED have recently developed E-lite

According to Phys.org Tokamaks, devices that use magnetic fields to confine plasma into torus-shaped chamber, could play a crucial role in the development of highly performing nuclear fusion reactors. The ITER tokamak, which is set to be the largest nuclear tokamak in...

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Post-doc position in ENTENTE project

Post-doc position in ENTENTE project

The post-doctoral position is financed within the H2020 EURATOM project called ENTENTE (European Database for Multiscale Modelling of Radiation Damage). The expected contribution of the postdoctoral research will concern irradiation spectra uncertainty impact study on...

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Nano4energy has established a new laboratory at IFN-GV

Nano4energy has established a new laboratory at IFN-GV

Nano4Energy has established a new laboratory at the facilities of Instituto de fusion nuclear at the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales.The company is a technology based company founded in 2010 by a group of young scientists and engineers active in...

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The Book “Proyecto Islero”

The Book “Proyecto Islero”

The book Proyecto Islero. Cuando España pudo desarrollar armas nucleares (Editorial Guadalmazán, 2016) explains the development of a nuclear deterrence force that took place in Spain between 1963 to 1966 and from 1974 to 1978. Guillermo Velarde, professor chair of...

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