superconductivity

Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic fields occurring in certain materials when cooled below a characteristic critical temperature.

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Lucio Rossi receives a prize from the European Physical Society

The High-Luminosity LHC project leader has been awarded the EPS-AG Rolf Widerøe Prize for his major contributions to the field of applied superconductivity for accelerators

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Accelerators
20 May, 2020

A demonstrator magnet produces a record magnet field

The eRMC demonstrator, consisting of two flat niobium-tin coils, has produced a peak magnetic field of 16.5 tesla, a promising result in the context of the FCC (Future Circular Collider) study

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Accelerators
25 March, 2020

FRESCA2: a record field for an extraordinary magnet

The FRESCA2 magnet, which will serve as a test station for the superconductors of the future, has set a new record of 14.6 teslas

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Engineering
01 June, 2018

How can superconductors contribute for a greener future?

An international group of students found new applications of superconductors during the Superconductor Hackathon at CERN

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Engineering
10 October, 2017
Engineering
News
10 October, 2017

The melody of magnets

On the occasion of the EUCAS 2017 conference, superconducting magnets and cavities were turned into musical instruments

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Engineering
25 September, 2017
Engineering
Feature
25 September, 2017

To 20 Tesla and beyond: the high-temperature superconductors

High-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the field of particle physics

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Accelerators
22 September, 2017
Accelerators
Feature
22 September, 2017

Next stop: the superconducting magnets of the future

Intensity tests have been successfully completed on the FRESCA2 magnet. It will serve as a test bench for the development of more powerful magnets

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Engineering
21 September, 2017
Engineering
Feature
21 September, 2017