🚀 Before it hits a wall - why energetic particles matter for fusion Meet Henrik Järlebad, postdoc at DTU and EUROfusion Researcher Grantee. His mission: making fusion experiments smarter and more efficient. 🔗 Read the full interview with Henrik: buff.ly/vvOnOTZ #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #AI

🎓✨ Training and education are at the heart of EUROfusion’s contribution to the European programme. We mentor a new generation of scientists and engineers, giving them access to unique infrastructures 🌍🔬. 📽️ Watch the full We are EUROfusion video here ⬇️ buff.ly/7OCyNIx #EUROfusion #EURATOM

🇬🇷 Greece plays a key role in Europe’s #Road2Fusion! HellasFusion brings together leading teams from: 🔬 NCSR Demokritos ⚡ NTUA 📚 NKUA 💡 HMU-IPPL And many more. euro-fusion.org/eurofusion/m... #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #EURATOM #FusionInEurope #Greece

🇵🇱⚛️ The Polish fusion community is 20 years strong! Since 2005, Poland has grown into a key contributor to EUROfusion. Here’s to the next 20 years of collaboration on the #Road2Fusion! 🔗 buff.ly/0Saqoaz #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #Poland #IPPLM #ScienceInEurope #EURATOM

EUROfusion asked almost 20,000 people what they think about fusion ⚛️ 🔗 Read the full publication in Fusion Engineering and Design: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #SocioEconomics #CleanEnergy #ScienceCommunication #FusionFuture #EURATOM 🚀🔬🇪🇺

The 3rd JT-60SA International Fusion School took place in Naka, Japan 🇪🇺🇯🇵 20 young researchers from Europe & Japan explored plasma physics, AI-driven fusion control, superconducting magnets, and more at the world’s largest superconducting tokamak. 🔗 buff.ly/lCUJnmU ⚛️🌋🔥 #EUROfusion #FusionEnergy

🇦🇹 Austria contributes to EUROfusion through the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) 🔗 Learn more about Austria’s role in EUROfusion: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion/m... #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #EURATOM #Austria #TUWien #TUGraz

🎥 New video series: We are EUROfusion EUROfusion makes collaboration possible across Europe — giving small and medium countries the chance to lead, and supporting young researchers on their journey into big science. 🌍⚛️ 👉 Watch the first one: buff.ly/02zIdLH #EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #CleanEnergy

⚛️ We are EUROfusion. A passionate and collaborative community, shaping the future of fusion energy. Next week: the first video of our “We are EUROfusion” series 🎥 — spotlighting the people and teamwork that drive our mission. #Fusion #EUROfusion #Road2Fusion #EURATOM #Passion #People #Teamwork

Meet FZJ’s IFN-1 team who are working on the “edge” of fusion reactors — where plasma meets wall. 👉 Find out more about FZJ’s role in EUROfusion: buff.ly/JndH0dL 📷Photos: Tamás Szabolics, EUROfusion #Fusion #PlasmaWallInteraction #MaterialsScience #EUROfusion #Juelich #Germany #EURATOM

🇭🇺 Meet EUROfusion Member: Hungary’s HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research (HUN-REN EK-CER). A strong contributor to ITER & DEMO and beyond, HUN-REN EK-CER supports Europe’s #Road2Fusion. buff.ly/ggzI9T0 #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #PlasmaPhysics #Engineering #ResearchInEurope #EURATOM #Hungary

One of fusion’s toughest challenges: the heat exhaust. Experiments at the UK’s MAST Upgrade have shown that the novel Super-X divertor design can reduce heat loads more than tenfold. Read more about this breakthrough, 👉 buff.ly/er95T5D #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #DIFFER #UKAEA #EURATOM

At EUROfusion’s 2nd in-person workshop on maintenance interfaces, experts tackled one of the toughest challenges: 👉 The Tritium Fuel Vacuum (TFV) system, whose massive pumping unit may need to be removed for divertor maintenance with remote handling tools. #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #Roa #EURATOM

🚀💡 Meet the Minds Behind the Machines of Tomorrow! Say hi to Bence Longauer 🇭🇺, one of 21 EUROfusion Engineering Grantees! 💼🔧 💬 “Fusion is a challenge — that’s why I chose it. There’s always something new to learn.” 👉 Full interview in link 🔗 buff.ly/nT6SSWF #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #EURATOM

The Edge Thomson Scattering system is being installed in JT-60SA! 🚀 This EU–Japan collaboration will give us an unprecedented view of plasma in the largest tokamak ever built. Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/eYwY0zD #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #PlasmaPhysics #FusionFuture #EURATOM #JT60SA

EIROforum welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to significantly increase the budget of the upcoming EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. www.eiroforum.org/wp-content/u...

🎓 “We must go beyond PhD-led control rooms — and train the next generation now.” 👉 Full interview in link 🔗 buff.ly/kZjbAz2 #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #JET #ITER #NextGenFusion #WomenInSTEM #Tokamak #CleanEnergy #EnergyFuture #NuclearFusion #ScienceForTheFuture

Exciting start! 🚀 Our new EUROfusion grantees just wrapped up their first induction week in Garching, exploring the path ahead for fusion energy and beyond. Welcome aboard! #EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #EngineeringGrants #ResearchGrants #FutureScientists #FutureEngineers

EUROfusion’s ADC programme is pushing the limits of divertor design 💡 Early results: ✔️ Up to 80% heat load reduction ✔️ Easier plasma detachment ✔️ Multiple tokamaks involved (TCV, MAST-U, ASDEX Upgrade) Read the latest results: buff.ly/sklvw2M #FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #PowerExhaust #PlasmaPhysics

🎉 Happy 20th to the Slovenian Fusion Association! Since 2005, SFA has helped drive fusion science forward in Slovenia and Europe. EUROfusion’s PM Gianfranco Federici visited TRIGA, KATANA, and FEDORA — and praised the teams’ dedication. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/gLYoz7u #EUROfusion #Slovenia

Hello, @bsky.app world! 👋 We're excited to join this community. We are EIROforum, the European Intergovernmental Research Organisation forum. We bring together eight of Europe’s largest research organisations to support European science: www.eiroforum.org

Milestone for the Italian DTT fusion project: first toroidal magnet complete. 💡 Supported by EUROfusion, DTT is vital for solving plasma exhaust challenges on the path to DEMO. Read more: buff.ly/fMGZRtH #FusionEnergy #DTT #Road2Fusion

Applications are now open for the 2026 EUROfusion Engineering Grants! 🛠️ We’re looking for early-career engineers with an MSc or PhD working in or entering the fusion field. Deadline: 28 July 2025 🔗 buff.ly/c5thCpi #EUROfusion #Engineering #FusionCareers

The latest Nature Reviews Physics Perspective by Frank Jenko, "Accelerating fusion research via supercomputing", underscores how high‑performance computing is transforming fusion science Read more: buff.ly/JYKDpBu #FusionEnergy #Supercomputing #EUROfusion #DigitalTwin #GENE #JOREK #EURATOM

Wendelstein 7-X sets a new benchmark in fusion performance — highest long-duration triple product ever recorded. 🔬 Fusion science, backed by EUROfusion support, is heating up. Read more at euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n... #W7X #FusionEnergy #Stellarator #Road2Fusion #EURATOM

Post-diction meets plasma! 🔄 Fusion scientists from Europe succeed in reproducing plasma profiles in W7-X using integrated simulation codes — a validation milestone on the #Road2Fusion. euro-fusion.org/member-news/... #Stellarator #W7X #FusionEnergy #GENE #PlasmaPhysics #Science

Thursday marked the end of the experimental campaign that have been running since last fall. After tightly choreographed plasma runs at Wendelstein 7-X, our international team is leaving the control room - tired, proud, & full of enthusiasm. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion @eurofusion.bsky.social

Once every year, the communications people from our #FuseCOM network gather together to have inspiring talks and exchange ideas on how can we tell the story of fusion better and more effectively. This will happen next week here in Garching. #FuseCOM #EUROfusion #strongertogether

We are pleased to announce the “Quantum Computing for Plasma Physics” satellite meeting, which will take place on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, in Vilnius, Lithuania, right after the 51st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics. 🔗 You can find all the details here: buff.ly/ff6BgOb #quantumcomputing #EPS

Please join us for the Information Session on Student Opportunities in Europe organised by EUROfusion and FuseNet. Date and time: Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 10-11 CET Register at buff.ly/IS0j9ne

The 50th EUROfusion General Assembly took place in the the prestigious Club Prince Albert, the Belgian Defence private members club in Brussels. Among the items discussed was the preparation of the Programme for 2026-2027 #EUROfusion #EURATOM

The European Commission recently published the Fusion Expert Group opinion paper. This document is part of the process, undertaken by the EC, to reorient the fusion development strategy and to define EUROfusion’s future programme to best support the new ITER baseline. buff.ly/IiHNGTU

A promising small ELM regime successfully developed on #JET The quasi-continuous exhaust (QCE) regime development within the EUROfusion Work Package ”Tokamak Exploitation”: a good example of multi-machine stepladder approach buff.ly/ZV1n505 #EUROfusion #JET #UKAEA

Apply now for the JT-60SA International Fusion School in Japan! 🔗 For eligibility and further details, visit the website at buff.ly/fhTfZre, contact us at [email protected] or join our information session on 16th April 2025 at 10-11 CET. Dates: 1-12 September 2025 Location: Naka, Japan

Applications are open for the 2026 EUROfusion Bernard Bigot Researcher Grants funding individual post-doctoral research projects for 2-years starting in 2026. 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬 Find all the details below and apply today! 👇 buff.ly/hdv8X9K #EUROfusion #ERG #grant #research #fusion #EURATOM

European Labs Leading Fusion Research with high-intensity operational phases—an extraordinary push toward #FusionEnergy! Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n... #EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability

The full programme is now available for the Dutch Fusion Day. 👇 This event, that takes place on 9 May 2025 in Eindhoven, is organized by DIFFER, TU/e-EIRES and BigScienceNL. 🔗 More information here: buff.ly/vCxOEd2

Check out the latest edition of the European Physical Society Newsletter because, among many other interesting topics, you can read about the recent WEST record long shot as well. 👇 🔗 buff.ly/uPEohml #EPS #EUROfsuion #WEST #CEA #Physics

Since the publication of Progress in the #ITER Physics Basis in 2007, extensive studies have addressed major challenges in tokamak fusion plasma physics. Read more here: buff.ly/Qcj6tGy #ITPA #EUROfusion #ITER #Tokamak

The Italian Divertor Tokamak Test (#DTT) facility—partly financed by #EUROfusion—is forging ahead in its mission to tackle one of fusion’s biggest challenges: heat exhaust. Read more here: buff.ly/0J4DBgA #DTT #EUROfusion #fusionenergy #DivertorTokamakTest

Propellant-free #satellite propulsion got a boost from #fusion #superconductor technology! Read more here: buff.ly/EBgv1M1 #Space #Energy #Sustainability #Fusion #SpaceInnovation #Superconductors #EUROfusion

🟣 hashtag#PLASMA2025 – Save the date! 🟣 The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (hashtag#IPPLM) invites you to attend the PLASMA 2025 – International Conference on Research and Application of Plasmas, which will be held in September 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.

We were excited to welcome the Japanese students from the #JT-60SA International Fusion School in Garching, Germany this week, on the first stop of their European tour. We wish them a good journey continuing their trip to Cadarache and Culham! ありがとうございます！ #EUROfusion #QST #JT-60SA #summer #school

ITER International School: scientific program announced Sign up before 1 April 2025 for this year's ITER International School on the topic of "Integrated Modelling in Magnetic Fusion Plasmas." The school will take place in Aix-en-Provence, France, from 30 June to 4 July 2025. 👇 🔗

The 50th EUROfusion Bureau meeting took place on 7th March 2025 hosted by IPP in Garching, Germany, which included a brief presentation and discussion with Pietro Barabaschi (ITER DG). The EUROfusion Bureau discussed among other items the preparation of the 2026-27 EUROfusion Grant Extension.

EUROfusion welcomes Elena Righi Steele, Head of Euratom Research at European Commission, who is in Garching, Germany to discuss important topics with EUROfusion related to the European fusion research. #EUROfusion #Euratom

Sir Ian Chapman CEO of UKAEA is visiting EUROfusion in Garching, Germany to discuss collaborative activities. “We are always happy to have UKAEA colleagues here at the Programme Management Unit but now it is a special occasion with Sir Ian’s visit. " #UKAEA #EUROfusion #collaboration

The first issue of EUROfusion's Fusion in Europe Newsletter is out! 🎉 In this issue: Europe celebrates a record-breaking fusion plasma and a few more stories. 🔗 Read it here: https://buff.ly/3QCxLHA #FusionInEurope #EUROfusion

WEST beats the world record for plasma duration 👏 🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs #WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma Photo credits: CEA

F4E and EUROfusion share expertise for plasma heating. 💪 “The European fusion labs have world-class expertise in ECRH technologies, as they have been developing, testing and analysing them for over 20 years..." 🔗 Read more: https://buff.ly/4b4uNop #ElectronCyclotron #KIT #EUROfusion #F4E