The Coordinator of the IFMIF-DONES Technical Office, José Aguilar Medina, participated in a conference organised at Centro Cultural Contemporáneo La Madraza. The Coordinator emphasized that this Project ‘is a necessary step in the path towards fusion power plants’, enabling the study of the materials in an environment similar to that of future reactors and ‘will […]
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IFMIF-DONES Consortium participates in innovation and entrepreneurship event, organised by the Chamber of Commerce
The IFMIF-DONES Consortium was present at the event ‘Laboratorio de Innovación y Emprendimiento’ organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Granada and participated in a discussion panel about the reality and future of employment in the STEAM sector. This event had the aim to promote creative and entrepreneurship culture in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art […]
Antonio Peña presents IFMIF-DONES Project to Colegio Virgen de Gracia students
Antonio Peña, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Implementation Office (2017-December 2020) and current main co-researcher of the DONES Preparatory Phase Project at the University of Granada, visited students at Colegio Virgen de Gracia after almost 30 years. During his visit, the researcher gave a talk to a total of 80 secondary school students about energy, black […]
IFMIF-DONES, much more than a particle accelerator
“Café con Ciencia” is an activity celebrated in Andalucía with the aim to organize different scientific gatherings with small groups of secondary school students and their teachers. These activities, which take place at universities, research centers and other public spaces, have the purpose of sharing experiences and bringing research closer to the younger sector of […]
Professor Fernando Cornet presents IFMIF-DONES Project in Almuñécar
Vice-Rector and Professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology of the University of Granada, Fernando Cornet Sánchez del Águila, has presented the IFMIF-DONES Project at the Cultural Center of Almuñécar (Granada). The Vice-Rector informed about this technological initiative and its evolution and development. During the talk, the Vice-Rector reviewed the status of the […]
Webinar ‘Fusion: strategies, roadmaps and development programmes’ in the context of IFMIF-DONES organised by CDTI
The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology in Spain (CDTI) has organised within the framework of the Big Science Business Forum 2022 the webinar ‘Fusion: strategies, roadmaps and development’. In this webinar a step ahead will be taken to identify the technologies that will drive different organisations’ future projects, analysing strategies for the future […]
High level of participation and interesting scientific and technological contributions at the ICFRM-20 international conference, closed by Ángel Ibarra
The ICFRM-20, organized by CIEMAT and the University of Granada, concluded with a closing ceremony led by Dr. Angel Ibarra, the event’s General Chair and Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium, and accompanied by all the members of the Local Organizing Committees and the technical managers. At the end of the ceremony, it was announced that […]
Procurement opportunities in the IFMIF-DONES project presented to technological and construction companies
The City Council of Málaga, through Promálaga, organised an event in collaboration with the IFMIF-DONES Consortium in which the technological and construction sectors learned about the economic impact of the scientific project IFMIF-DONES that will be built in Escúzar (Granada). Representatives of institutions and professionals in the technology, science and construction sectors addressed the construction […]
IFMIF-DONES at the inauguration ceremony of the 20th edition of the International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-20)
The International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-20) has initiated, after its inaugural session, its work sessions, which will take place throughout this week. This conference, with over 380 people registered, is the main forum for debate between experts on materials with applications to the future fusion energy power plants. This edition, organised by CIEMAT […]
Director of IFMIF-DONES Consortium presents the project at SUSEN 2021 annual conference
The Conference SUSEN is the annual event organized by Research Centre Řež (Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o.). This year’s edition was focused on thermonuclear fusion. The presentations covered several aspects of fusion research and technologies, providing an overview of different experimental facilities for fusion research and development, selected fusion technologies, nuclear waste strategy, development of sensors […]
