Tokamak bound: the new magnets at the PSFC test facility. They achieved a world-record magnetic field strength of 20 T for a large-scale magnet. (Courtesy: Gretchen Ertl) An extensive study done in ...

Crack propagation angles of oblique cracks at (a) tape center and (b) tape edge. Both cracks had an initial angle of 60. The crack propagations deflected from the initial crack angles. In the realm of ...

High-temperature superconducting magnets made from REBCO, an acronym for rare-earth barium copper oxide, make it possible to create an intense magnetic field that can confine the extremely hot plasma ...

REBCO: melt-processed REBa2Cu3O7−δ (RE: rare earth, REBCO) superconductors can be magnetized to a strong bulk magnet and have high critical current density JC. Superconducting magnets have been an ...

I'm watching a black disc of wonder material hovering over a bubbling bath of liquid nitrogen. "This is superconducting magnetic levitation," says magnet scientist Greg Brittles. "The closest you'll ...

China has released the world's first comprehensive report on high-temperature superconductors, signaling the country's rapid progress in a field seen as crucial for future energy and technology ...

(Nanowerk News) Magnets made from coils of superconducting wire can maintain current flows for years without losing energy. Such superconducting magnet systems provide significant advantages for ...

In a significant step forward for the development of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) for fusion applications, researchers from the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ...