A 5-MW motor using HTS (high-temperature-superconducting) wire and magnets has passed load- and ship-mission-testing protocols. American Superconductor designed the motor under an Office of Naval ...

Russian researchers are planning to test-fly a Yakovlev Yak-40 modified with a superconducting electric motor and propeller mounted on the trijet’s nose. The Moscow-based Central Institute of Aviation ...

SatCon Technology Corporation®, a developer and manufacturer of power electronics and motors for the alternative energy markets, today announced that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract with ...

The discovery of high-temperature superconductors in 1986 revolutionized the field of materials science and research. It galvanized researchers to work tirelessly on improving the operational ...

Airbus is teaming up with Japan’s Toshiba to cooperate on superconducting technologies for future hydrogen-powered aircraft. Airbus unit Airbus UpNext and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions agreed to ...

Superconducting motors are viewed as a promising long-term solution to the electrification of large commercial aircraft, but they are most often paired with liquid hydrogen—and with all the ...

Rockwell Automation, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Superconductivity Partnerships with Industry (SPI) program, recently successfully demonstrated the capabilities Reliance ...

Liquid hydrogen is at the core of Airbus’ exploration of the possibilities for decarbonizing commercial aviation, primarily as a fuel for zero-emission flight. But across Europe and UK, researchers ...

Airbus’s new powertrain could help electric propulsion systems perform better in low-emission aircraft. The secret is using liquid hydrogen to supercool engine parts to a superconducting state. For ...