The 45.22-tesla magnet sits just shy of the record for the world's most powerful magnet.
World record-breaking magnets
Scientists from the U.S. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory scientists produced a world record-breaking 45.5-tesla field in 2019. However, they did that with a test magnet that was not used for scientific experiments. “[The Hefei facility] has become the highest steady-state magnetic field that can support scientific research in the world,” the laboratory explained in a statement translated by SCMP. “The original world record was created by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in the United States in 1999. Its hybrid magnet generated 450,000 gauss [45 tesla], and it has held the record for 23 years,” the statement continued.
Generating such powerful magnetic fields requires a tremendous amount of energy, though the rewards could also be world-changing. Researchers worldwide are developing incredibly powerful magnets — strong enough— in a bid to harness the great potential of nuclear fusion energy, which could reduce the world's reliance on fossil fuels.
At the Heifei facility, a team of physicists used a powerful magnet in 2016 to conduct experiments, which led to the observation of a new physical phenomenon in carbon nanotubes. Their discovery has potential applications in the semiconductor industry, as researchers are attempting to replace silicon with carbon in chips to produce super-fast low-power computers.
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