High-temperature Italian supermagnet presented in the USA
A cutting-edge Italian supermagnet arrives in the USA. Lucio Rossi, project leader of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Infn) chaired by Antonio Zoccoli, presented it in Pittsburgh at Asc 2026...
Italian researchers have presented a high-tech supermagnet at the Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC 2026) in Pittsburgh, USA. The magnet, developed by the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and ASG Superconductors, is made of high-temperature superconducting materials and has achieved a magnetic field of over 5 tesla and 1 megajoule.
This type of magnet requires less energy to operate and could enable future fusion power plants to be more energy-efficient. The INFN project leader, Lucio Rossi, presented the results, highlighting the potential for significant energy savings and industrial applications.
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