Development History of Superconductors
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| Year | Moves in the superconducting business field | History of development of superconducting wires at Fujikura |
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| 2017 | Achievement Award (Industrial Technology Achievement) of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan | |
| 2016 | Participate in the national project of promoting HTS practical applications 21st Century Invention and Innovation Award of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
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| 2014 | Technical Development Award of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan | |
| 2013 | Succeeded in verifying reduction of AC-loss with the world's largest current of AC 5kA 17th Superconductivity Science and Technology Award |
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| 2012 | Succeeded in developing yttrium-based 5 T high-temperature superconducting magnet with Φ20cm room-temperature bore |
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| 2011 | Succeeded in the high-performance superconducting wire with 572A x 816A, breaking the top world record again New World Record!! |
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| 2009 | Start to release commercially superconducting wire | |
| 2008 | Participate in the national project of developing yttrium-based HTS electrical power applications Succeeded in the high-performance superconducting wire with 350A x 504m, breaking the top world record  New World Record!! |
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| 2005 | Succeeded in the first 200m class yttrium-based superconducting wire World's first 200m |
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| 2004 | Succeeded in the first 100m class yttrium-based superconducting wire World's first 100m |
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| 2003 | Participate in the national project of developing basic superconducting applications (2nd term) | |
| 2001 | Succeeded in the first 10m yttrium-based superconducting wire World's first 10m |
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| 2000 | Participate in the national project of developing basic superconducting electric power applications with AC | |
| 1999 | Participated in the national project of developing yttrium-based superconducting wire The 21st Japan Society of Applied Physics Award |
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| 1998 | 2nd Superconductivity Science and Technology Award | |
| 1991 | Developed the technique fabricating high-textured buffer layer by IBAD (Ion Beam Assisted Deposition) process | |
| 1988 | Participate in the national project of developing basic superconducting applications (1st term) | |
| 1987 | Discovery of YBCO | Participate in the first national project on superconducting generators; Super-GM Project |
| 1986 | Discovery of Copper Oxide High-Temperature Superconductor | Start to immediately perform research and development of high-temperature superconductor as a wire |
| 1985 | Launch the project of developing advanced superconducting magnet with Electrotechnical Laboratory Reference : Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan Vol.46, No.12, 2011 |
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| 1975 | Start to develop Nb3Sn superconducting wire |
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| 1970 | Invention of bronze process for Nb3Sn | Start to perform research and development of low-temperature superconducting wire (NbTi) |
| 1961 | Discovery of NbTi | |
| 1954 | Discovery of Nb3Sn | |
| 1911 | Discovery of superconductivity |
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