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High Temperature Superconductors Market provides present and future trends in one of the most promising fields. High temperature superconductors are materials with superconducting characteristics at temperatures higher than those of conventional superconductors, which have to be extremely low. This characteristic has encouraged unrestricted research and development efforts with the aim of practically applying HTSs technologically.
Top Key Players
American Superconductor Corporation, Bruker Corporation, Fujikura Ltd (SuperPower, Inc.), Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Superconductor Technologies Inc., Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Innova Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd., SuperOx, Theva Dunnschichttechnik GmbH, General Electric (GE), Southwire Company, LLC, SuNam Co., Ltd., Siemens AG, Nexans.
High-temperature superconductors have a lot of potential applications, not only in energy but also in many other industries. In turn, a lot of interest and investment flows into this area. In the energy field, HTS is being seen as transformers where efficiency will be boosted in the grids. This will go a long way in making electrical systems more secure and sustainable by reducing energy losses during transmission. This is important, especially in times when stringent energy and sustainability measures are being brought into play.
HTS technology would appear to have a very bright future in a maglev project, with the basic underlying concept meant to produce a train that is levitated so that it runs up or down at high speed, experiencing little friction because it never actually touches the ground. High-temperature superconductors are essential in maintaining the powerful magnetic fields necessary for maglev technology—possibly realizing faster, more-efficient mass transit.
The biomedical sector is currently poised to benefit much from the innovations of HTS. Superconducting magnets are the key elements of modern diagnostic machines, such as magnetic resonance imaging, that allow images of the human body to be obtained with new clarity. In another line of development, the promise of high-temperature superconductors may render MRI technology less expensive and hence more widely available for improved medical diagnostics and patient care.
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