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Research & Development

The Final Magnet for the High-Luminosity Upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider Leaves Berkeley Lab

February 25, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

The last of 21 new superconducting quadrupole magnets for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider Accelerator Upgrade Project, or HL-LHC AUP, has left the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) for testing before shipment to CERN in Switzerland for installation in the LHC, the world’s most powerful particle collider. […]

Electromagnetics

Large Orders for Octupole Scientific Magnets from KR Tech in South Korea 

December 5, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Large Orders for Octupole Scientific Magnets from KR Tech in South Korea 

KR Tech, a manufacturer of precision electromagnets in South Korea, reports that it has had several large orders of its octupole magnets for scientific research recently from sites in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. One involved a delivery of more than 250 sets of the high-precision electromagnets, the other a contract for more than 50 sets. […]

News

China’s Resistive Magnet Sets New World Record 

October 24, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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. […]

Research & Development

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Delivers Superconducting Magnets to University of Wisconsin’s WHAM Project

September 17, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Commonwealth Fusion Systems Delivers Superconducting Magnets to University of Wisconsin’s WHAM Project

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) recently announced that the company has delivered two high-tech superconducting magnets to a University of Wisconsin experiment called WHAM that seeks to breathe new life into a fusion energy approach called magnetic mirror fusion. […]

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Bluefors Taps into Global Demand for Cryogenics in Quantum Computing & Scientific Research 

January 2, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bluefors Taps into Global Demand for Cryogenics in Quantum Computing & Scientific Research 

Cryogenics developer Bluefors of Finland is expanding globally as demands for its sophisticated magnets and other ultra-low temperature products find new placements in quantum computing, fusion research and other cutting-edge scientific endeavors. Leveraging its partnership […]