This superconducting magnet can do more than attract paper clips. It could unlock energy sources that could free humans from ...

MIT researchers achieve a world-record magnetic field strength using high-temperature superconducting magnets, demonstrating their potential for compact fusion power plants. The comprehensive study, ...

High-field magnets promise a double benefit: they can raise the pressure of the plasma, which boosts the fusion reaction rate, and they can shrink the overall size of the machine, which cuts cost and ...

In a magnetic confinement fusion reactor, a strong magnetic field generated by a superconducting magnet confines ultra-high-temperature plasmas of more than 100 million degrees Celsius. The ...

High temperature superconducting (HTS) flux pumps and magnet systems have emerged as a promising technology for achieving persistent current operation without reliance on bulky current leads. By ...

New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has completed the integration of its world-first superconducting magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude ...

Researchers at China's National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) have accelerated a one-ton vehicle from a dead stop ...

Rarely a week went by in 2025 without some newsworthy development related to rare earth elements, magnets, and electric ...

New research sharpens understanding of the hidden symmetry in a mysterious superconductor. Superconductors are materials that ...

High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) wires must be be better than copper wire on price-performance metrics before copper can be widely replaced. A HTS wire segment shows the energy density properties ...