Features & Columns:
– Integrated Design Tools for Low and High Temperature Superconducting Magnets
– Special Report: Magnetics for Wind Power Technology
– Spontaneous Thoughts: Sputnik Moment: Revisited
News
MagLab Hunts for Breakthroughs in Medical and Biotech Research; Philips Taps in via MagCorp
Two programs involving MagLab, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory headquartered at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, illustrate one of its unique capabilities — as a center of cutting-edge research for advancements in medicine and biotechnology. One program involves renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health for several efforts in nuclear magnetic resonance; the other an agreement for collaboration between MagCorp, an innovative new commercial partner with the lab, and medical equipment maker Philips seeking new breakthroughs in reduced-helium magnetic resonance imaging. […]
Research & Development
Preventing Magnet Meltdowns Before They Can Start
Berkeley Lab researchers are developing an approach to avoid sudden, potentially destructive energy releases in a new generation of superconducting magnets […]
News
China’s Resistive Magnet Sets New World Record
A resistive magnet in China has produced a steady magnetic field of 42.02 Tesla, setting a new world record for magnets of its kind. The magnet was developed by the High Magnetic Field Laboratory (CHMFL) of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. […]