This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2025 shows the superconducting magnet developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Wu Huijun)

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It also provides crucial technical support for multiple cutting-edge fields, including fusion magnet systems, space electromagnetic propulsion, superconducting induction heating, magnetic levitation, and efficient power transmission.

The magnet was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP), located in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, in collaboration with the Hefei International Applied Superconductivity Centre, the Institute of Energy of the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, and Tsinghua University.

Earth itself is a giant magnet, generating a geomagnetic field of about 0.5 gauss. Superconducting magnets, fabricated by winding superconducting materials, can generate extremely strong magnetic fields while enabling lossless transmission of large currents.