Strong magnets tend to be large and power-hungry, but a new design has produced a powerful magnet that fits in the palm of ...

Researchers have potentially discovered a way to make computers process data about 1,000 times ...

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The giant magnet prior to the unveiling ceremony at General Atomics. (Photo by JW August/Times of San Diego) Sitting inside a building in a Poway industrial park is the result of nearly 20 years of ...

Reporting on the project’s magnet systems has detailed how the nuclear fusion electromagnets for ITER rely on low-temperature superconductors cooled with liquid helium, and how their complexity has ...

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A comprehensive study of high-temperature superconducting magnets confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved ...

Sitting inside a building in a Poway industrial park is the result of nearly 20 years of work by General Atomics — the last piece of a massive magnet bound for France, where it will be a central ...