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World’s largest nuclear reactor gets 3,000-ton magnet core for 10x energy output

Today, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) announced the completion of all components for its pulsed superconducting electromagnet system. This intricate network of magnets, ...
Electronic Design

3D-Printed Electromagnet Yields Powerful Solenoid

Printed solenoids offer potential for high performance, tailored design, and on-the-spot fabrication. Why 3D-printed solenoids are needed and viable. How an MIT team devised an innovative approach to ...
Phys.org

ITER completes world's largest and most powerful pulsed magnet system

In a landmark achievement for fusion energy, ITER has completed all components for the world's largest, most powerful pulsed superconducting electromagnet system. ITER is an international ...
Wired

The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet

I like to analyze the physics of science fiction, and so I'm going to argue that the Merrie Melodies cartoon “Compressed Hare” takes place in the far future when animals rule the world. I mean, Bugs ...
EurekAlert!

Fusion energy: ITER completes world’s largest and most powerful pulsed magnet system with major components built by USA, Russia, Europe, China

In a landmark achievement for fusion energy, ITER has completed all components for the world’s largest, most powerful pulsed superconducting electromagnet system. ITER is an international ...
Machine Design

Thermal-magnetic circuit breakers

Thermal-magnetic circuit breakers contain two different switching mechanisms, a bimetal switch and an electromagnet. The bimetal serves as a means of handling overcurrents. The bimetal typically sits ...