Magnet Development

Engineer winding a superconducting magnet

The push for ever-higher magnetic fields requires engineering excellence with both available and novel materials.

Magnets and materials go hand in hand, and the push for ever-higher magnetic fields requires engineering excellence with both available and novel materials. The MagLab is a national resource in both arenas, home to the Magnet Science & Technology (MS&T) group and the Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC). Together, these groups work to develop the most efficient hybrid magnets and the strongest superconducting magnets in the world.

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Building the Next Generation of High Fields

MagLab engineers running a test on the 45 Tesla Hybrid

Magnet Projects

The MagLab is always working on a new world-record research tool to help advance scientists' research questions. Find out what magnets are coming next.

Magnet Science & Technology

MS&T builds record high-field magnet systems for scientific exploration in the biosciences, chemistry, materials science, condensed matter physics and mass spectrometry.

MagLab Engineer fabricating conduit for magnet projects

Applied Superconductivity Center

ASC investigates and designs state-of-the-art superconducting materials through our collaborations with other universities, national laboratories and industry.

Looking to design, develop, build or test magnet systems? Florida State University Magnet Research and Development, Inc., (FSUMRD), is a not-for-profit corporation and a direct support organization that promotes and encourages the work of faculty, staff and students through income from contracts, grants and other sources.

Recent Magnet Development Science Highlights

Microscopy images on longitudinal x-section

High Strength Copper-Silver Conductors for Magnets

Han, K.; Toplosky, V.J.; Niu, R.; Lu, J., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 34, 7000105 (2024)

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Characterization of Improved SuperPower REBCO Tapes up to 31 Tesla Field

Francis, A.; Abraimov, D.V.; Viouchkov, Y.L.; Su, Y.; Kametani, F.; Larbalestier, D.C., Superconductor Science and Technology, 33 (4), 044011 (2020)

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Left: Coil buckling at -0.4% strain Right: Measured hoop strain showed negligible degradation over 20,000 cycles.

Testing High-Field, High-Stress Conditions in Superconducting REBCO Coils

Dixon, I.R.; Bosque, E.; Buchholz, K.; Walsh, R.P.; Bai, H., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32 (6), 4 (2022)

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Making Magnet Behind the Scenes

Explore the nooks and crainnes of the resistive magnet shop, superconducting winding area and high bay magnet space.

MS&T Quick links

MagLab engineers testing on the 45 Tesla Hybrid

Research Areas

The Magnet Science & Technology group are active in research areas related to magnet development such as high-strength conductors, superconductors and structural materials.