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This contribution reports on recent technical and educational advances in the PlasmaLab@CTU laboratory [1, 2, 3], a facility dedicated to hands-on training in plasma physics and fusion-relevant technologies, with a focus on diagnostic methods in fusion. A significant modernization of a magnetic stand has been completed, featuring a new data acquisition system and the implementation of the "Vrtichvost'' device [4]. ''Vrtichvost'' consists of a rotating wire assembly that models plasma current perturbations and an eight-coil array in the same geometry as a tokamak’s poloidal Mirnov coil array [4]. During the recent EMTRAIC winter school, students performed experiments using a lithium evaporator within a vacuum cube. A new glass viewport has been integrated into the vacuum cube and tested for its resilience. A novel "Space Filament" material for 3D printing in vacuum applications is being tested, with a focus on its outgassing properties under vacuum. Additionally, in collaboration with the STEAM TAČR project, microscopy analyses of samples for potential active divertor cooling system were performed, measuring lamellae geometric properties and visualizing structural changes on exposed surfaces after high-heat-flux plasmatron testing.
PlasmaLab@CTU allowed students to perform experiments during the 2025 Week of science at CTU and the Become a woman scientist for a day events. The facility continues to support secondary school research (SOČ), where a successful fusor experiment has been carried out. It also provided a remote experiment in the first international Nigerian School on Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy. PlasmaLab@CTU is also an important facility for public outreach.