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From atoms to the stars: can nuclear fusion power our future?
Nuclear fusion is often presented as the energy source of the future - but why is it still not part of our everyday lives? Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli will talk about what makes fusion so difficult, what scientists have already figured out, and what still needs to happen before fusion power can realistically move from the lab to the grid.

This event will be held in English

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Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and was formerly Director of the Swiss Plasma Center. He is an internationally recognized expert in plasma physics and nuclear fusion research, with decades of experience advancing fundamental and applied fusion science. He has also chaired the European Consortium for Fusion Energy (EUROfusion), a major collaborative effort to develop fusion as a sustainable energy source.

#Panorama series is a joint initiative of the PhD and Postdoc clubs of DBM, Biozentrum, and ETH D-BSSE. They organize meetings with experts from various fields that are important and interesting for society, such as health, climate, AI, space exploration, food engineering, economics, art, religion, and many others. The initiative brings people together for interdisciplinary discussions that help broaden collective horizons.
 
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