A high-temperature superconducting cable, product of REBCO (rare-earth barium copper oxide) superconductor, developed at CERN for future functions. (Image: CERN)
High‑power physics has at all times been one of many most important drivers of progress in superconducting science and expertise. None of the flagship accelerators which have formed trendy particle physics might have succeeded with out massive‑scale superconducting techniques. CERN continues to steer the efforts on this discipline. Its subsequent accelerator, the High‑Luminosity LHC, depends on high-grade superconductors that weren’t accessible in trade earlier than they have been developed for high-energy physics. Tomorrow’s colliders would require a brand new technology of excessive‑temperature superconductors (HTS) to have the ability to realise their analysis potential with improved power effectivity and lengthy‑time period sustainability.
Beyond the physics discipline, subsequent‑technology superconductors have the potential to reshape key technological sectors. Their capability to transmit electrical energy with out resistance, generate intense magnetic fields and function effectively at excessive temperatures makes them appropriate for functions in fields as numerous as healthcare, mobility, computing, novel fusion reactors, zero‑emission transport and quantum applied sciences. This big selection of functions exhibits that advances pushed by basic physics can generate broad societal impression far past the laboratory.
The Catalysing Impact – Superconductivity for Global Challenges occasion seeks to speed up the transition from science to societal functions. By bringing collectively top-level researchers, trade leaders, policymakers and traders, the occasion offers a structured assembly level for technical experience and strategic financing. Its function isn’t merely to current progress however to construct bridges throughout sectors, disciplines and funding landscapes in an effort to transfer superconducting applied sciences from early demonstrations to impactful functions.
Catalysing Impact – Superconductivity for Global Challenges
1 and a couple of December 2025, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm