Counting the stars from Técnico: a journalist will be following nuclear fusion research
Colombian journalist Stefany Hernández’s residency at Técnico provides insight into the “human side of research” over five months....
International experts celebrate advances in the fusion industry at Técnico
The event recognised the role of the Institute for Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion in the successful funding of the International Thermonuclear...
Técnico professor re-elected chairman of Euratom’s Technical and Scientific Committee
Carlos Varandas, a founding member of the Institute for Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion, will continue to chair the consultative body until...
International nuclear fusion project sets new energy record
The record-breaking reactor, Joint European Torus, was managed by the EUROfusion consortium, of which Técnico is Portugal’s representative....
Técnico collaborates with company to develop “key diagnostic” for nuclear fusion
On December 12, 2023 Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and General Fusion announced a collaboration agreement, through IST’s Institute for Plasmas and...
Consortium involving Técnico researchers announces unprecedented results in nuclear fusion
Técnico is Portugal's representative in the EUROfusion consortium, which has announced the scientific results obtained in 2021, from their record-breaking experimental...
Professor Bruno Gonçalves launches book that demystifies nuclear power
The book "Fusão Nuclear na era das alterações climáticas" ("Nuclear Fusion in the Age of Climate Change") can be downloaded for...
IPFN scientists involved in major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
The EUROfusion consortium achieved 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy, proving the potential for fusion energy to deliver safe and sustainable...
2nd Annual FuseNet Teacher Training Day – 2021
IST is the national partner of the 2nd annual FuseNet Teacher Training Day, which aims to introduce nuclear fusion to secondary...
Three projects with IPFN participation awarded with EUROfusion grants
Among the 16 winning projects there are three projects with IPFN participation. IPFN coordinates 2 projects and participates in another....
Técnico is part of the winning consortium for the largest robotics contracts in the field of fusion energy
Técnico, with the collaboration of IPFN and ISR, is part of the winning consortium for the largest robotics contracts to date...