Record-breaking processed three tonnes of force in magnet the size of a golf ball

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University of Cambridge scientists have a ten year old superconducting broken record by packing a 17.6 Tesla magnetic field in a golf ball-sized lump of Crystal--equal to about three tons of force. The team uses high temperature superconductors that work at-320 degrees F or so--not exactly balmy, but less than the-460 degrees F required for regular superconductors frigid. With zero resistance, superconducting materials can be up to 100 times more power than copper wires, but the resulting magnetic fields create massive internal forces. Since the cuprate materials used for the record so fragile as dried pasta, they can actually explode under the strain. To get around it, the team modified the material microstructure and ' shrink-wrapped ' in stainless steel. That the largest magnetic field ever caught in a standalone material at any temperature, produced according to the team. The research may eventually lead to more secure and efficient transfer of power, better scanners and Yes, suspended monorails.

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Via: Science Daily

Source: University of Cambridge

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