As published by Florida State University News: Through the wires: Technology developed by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty mitigates flaws in superconducting wires Developed through a partnership with industry, the research will help improve efficiency and resiliency for technology used in next-generation electric motors and other applications. When current flows through a wire, it doesn’t […]
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As published by Business Wire: High Temperature Superconductors, Inc. Powers Up: $5M ARPA-E Program Work Begins Company Announces Pivotal Partnerships with Advanced Conductor Technologies, and the Applied Superconductivity Center at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–High Temperature Superconductors, Inc., (HTSI) an innovation leader in the
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As published by Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create electricity without producing greenhouse
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As published by Florida State University: FSU researchers collaborate with business to develop next-generation superconducting cables Researchers at Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), in collaboration with Colorado-based Advanced Conductor Technologies, have demonstrated a new, ready-to-use superconducting cable system — an improvement to superconductor technology that drives the development of technologies such
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Boulder-based Advanced Conductor Technologies (ACT) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop compact superconducting power cables for future use in twin-aisle electric aircraft. The project will be supported by researchers from Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power
Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC and the Applied Superconductivity Center within Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the world’s first high-current, high-field insert magnet wound from high-temperature superconducting cables, operating in tandem with a low-temperature superconducting outsert magnet. The successful test has a major impact on the development of future particle
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Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC and Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) are taking a big step in the world of superconductor technology that could have major implications for naval, aviation and power grid applications. Through a grant program that encourages private industry to partner with university scientists, a research team from Advanced Conductor
As published by the Department of Energy Office of Science: (download PDF) High-temperature superconductor (HTS) cables offer a potential breakthrough for developing a lower cost path to fusion energy, as well as for the next generation of proton-proton colliders. Current fusion and accelerator magnets are built using low- temperature superconductors (LTS) made of Nb-Ti and
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This Entrepreneurship Award is named for Mr. Carl H. Rosner, whose career is an excellent example of a successful entrepreneur in the commercialization of superconductivity. Early in his professional career Mr. Rosner left the research department of a large industrial company to start a small company, Intermagnetics General Corporation (IGC), which focused on the design
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As published by the Cryogenic Society of America in Cold Facts, Vol 31, No 3: Development of HTS CORC® Cables for High Field Magnets and Advanced Power Transmission by Dr. Danko van der Laan, president and CEO, Advanced Conductor Technologies LLC, 2014 Roger W. Boom awardee, danko@advancedconductor.com Substantial effort put forth over the last 20
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