The first IAEA Technical Meeting on Developing the Fusion Workforce was held at the UN building in Vienna at the end of April Paul Apte from Rideo systems presented a poster entitled : "Opportunities for nuclear fusion outreach, education and research using small devices" and participated in a discussion panel about outreach for Fusion education. The Minimak attracted a lot of interest and it is clear that the development of small devices for Fusion education will play a vita

The Technical University of Eindhoven has ordered an SPM1 Minimak for delivery in Autumn 2026.It will be installed in their Plasmalab and be used for student teaching and outreach. The TU/e Hands-on PlasmaLab is a facility that allows students to gain experience in working with plasma physics experiments. The PlasmaLab currently consists of 11 setups that students can interactively work with, and in addition features a number of demonstration experiments. The PlasmaLab can al

Last week the Fusion Research Community at Manchester welcomed an exciting new addition to the lab: a Minimak . The workbench-sized donut-shaped vacuum chamber contains a low-temperature plasma controlled by magnets. It was designed and built by Rideo Systems Ltd to support teaching and research into Fusion Energy at The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training and the MancheSTAR Fusion Society. Early work will focus on digital twins, AI-driven plasma control and diagn