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By employing innovative solutions of micro- and nanotechnology, photonics, and sensing, researchers from the Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research are developing technologies and devices that can be the building blocks of new generation biosensors, combining highly sensitive analytical and efficient sample Read more…
The goal of the PIANOFORTE research partnership, launched in the summer of 2022, is to expand knowledge and promote innovation in the field of radiation protection for the benefit of public, patients, workers, and environmental preservation across all domains of exposure to ionising radiation. Through the scientific challenges it aims Read more…
In a significant stride towards realising the potential of fusion energy, the joint European and Japanese effort has reached a landmark milestone with the successful operation of JT-60SA, the most advanced experimental fusion device to date. This achievement underscores the strong commitment of both regions to develop efficient, safe, and Read more…
The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC) is a founding member of the League of European Advanced Neutron Sources – LENS. Established in 2019, LENS coordinates the activities of 10 European neutron research institutions. Comprising leaders of these facilities, the LENS Council is set to convene for its regular meeting at the Read more…
Researchers from the Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research (HUN-REN EK-CER) have developed methods based on optical and electrochemical sensors applicable in a microscopic environment, in collaboration with Aedus Space Ltd. and the Dutch company Micronit B.V. under the umbrella of the Read more…
The researchers at the Institute of Technical Physics and Materials Science of the ELKH Centre for Energy Research (EK-CER) are developing advanced semiconductor materials and technologies with a strong emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability within an ongoing Thematic Program of Excellence. These materials and processes can be utilized for Read more…
The Centre for Energy Research has been given the opportunity to install a demonstration stationary energy storage system within the Tesseract Energy Storage (2021-2.1.1-EK-2021-00002). The Centre decided in favor of sodium sulfur technology, as it has a large capacity and the ability to discharge electricity over long periods of time. Read more…
Dr. Sándor Zoletnik, head of the Fusion Plasma Physics Department of the Centre for Energy Research, was elected as the next president of the International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) Diagnostic Topical Group. ITPA is a scientific organization of the 7 partners contributing to ITER project, which brings together the work Read more…
On the 28th of April 2023, the Central European Training School on Neutron Techniques, CETS, organized by the Budapest Neutron Centre (Centre for Energy Research), was successfully completed. The 2023 event was the 15th of the series launched in 2001. 25 participants from Armenia, Belgium, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Read more…
Researchers from the Radiation Chemistry Department of the Energy and Environmental Safety Institute at the ELKH Centre for Energy Research (EK-CER), in collaboration with their Chinese partner, have developed a highly efficient technology for wastewater treatment using an electron accelerator. The new process involves irradiating the effluent from sewage treatment Read more…
