Under the right conditions, superconducting magnets allow electricity to flow essentially undisturbed, producing intense magnetic fields for a variety of uses, including nuclear fusion experiments. Naturally, a larger magnetic field gives scientists more room to explore—something that may soon be available to physicists in China, thanks to the creation of a record-setting superconducting magnet.
In a September 28 statement, the Institute of Plasma Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced that it had developed an all-superconducting magnet. This magnet successfully generated a record-breaking magnetic field with a strength of 35.1 tesla, which is 700,000 times stronger than the Earth’s natural magnetic field. The field held for about 30 minutes, the statement said.
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