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Researchers from the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute, part of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, will soon have an experiment on-board the ISS - a powerful superconducting electromagnet that could form the basis of next-gen electric propulsion. Thrilled that my first ever article for @IEEESpectrum is about some very cool NZ science

spectrum.ieee.org/electric-pro

IEEE Spectrum · Electric Propulsion Magnets Ready for Space TestsBy Laurie Winkless
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…so what is it, what does all this represent ? Technical breakthroughs in areas like room temperature #SuperConductivity and #Solar cell efficiencies have the power to reshape our world. Now it’s becoming clear there is something here with us demonstrating technology that leaps well beyond our own. They will have successfully run many of the gauntlets we face to achieve that. We should at the least be paying attention

"This year, superconductivity — the flow of electric current with zero resistance — was discovered in three distinct materials. Two instances stretch the textbook understanding of the phenomenon. The third shreds it completely. “It’s an extremely unusual form of superconductivity that a lot of people would have said is not possible,” said Ashvin Vishwanath, a physicist at Harvard University who was not involved in the discoveries."

quantamagazine.org/exotic-new-

Quanta Magazine · Exotic New Superconductors Delight and ConfoundBy Charlie Wood

Physicists continue exploring new superconductivity and superfluidity forms by experimenting with extreme temperatures and pressures. Discoveries such as high-temperature superconductors have revolutionized the field, but what else lies ahead? Could novel materials or exotic states of matter exhibit these properties at more practical conditions? Uncovering these could lead to breakthroughs in energy transmission, quantum computing, and other advanced technologies. #Physics #Superconductivity

Briefly: Our CSMC electromagnet works like a champ, proving out the second of 2 high-temperature superconducting magnet types needed for fusion: steady state and now pulsed current.

It was dramatic watching the testing (at MIT) in real time, like when it hit 50,000 amps current / 5.7 tesla field.

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