Development History of Superconductors Contact us here for inquiries. contact us Year History of development of superconducting wires at Fujikura Moves in the superconducting business field 2023 Delivery of a rare-earth-based high temperature superconducting tape for the world's first fusion demonstration reactor 2022 Acquired ISO 9001 Certification 2020 Dr. Iijima achieved IEEE-“Dr. James Wong Award”-. 2020 Contribute to commercialization of the 1.2 GHz NMR Magnet Fujikura and Bruker Collaboration: A 1.2 GHz NMR Magnet Built with Japanese HTS Tape Reaches Field at Bruker's Factory 2017 Achievement Award (Industrial Technology Achievement) of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan 2016 Participate in the national project of promoting HTS practical applications21st Century Invention and Innovation Award of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation 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 5kA17th Superconductivity Science and Technology Award 2012 Succeeded in developing yttrium-based 5 T high-temperature superconducting magnet with Φ20cm room-temperature bore 2011 Succeeded in the high-performance superconducting wire with 572A x 816A, breaking the top world record again New World Record!! 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!! 2005 Succeeded in the first 200m class yttrium-based superconducting wire World's first 200m 2004 Succeeded in the first 100m class yttrium-based superconducting wire World's first 100m 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 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 wireThe 21st Japan Society of Applied Physics Award 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 Participate in the first national project on superconducting generators; Super-GM Project Discovery of YBCO 1986 Start to immediately perform research and development of high-temperature superconductor as a wire Discovery of Copper Oxide High-Temperature Superconductor 1985 Launch the project of developing advanced superconducting magnet with Electrotechnical Laboratory Reference : Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan Vol.46, No.12, 2011 1975 Start to develop Nb3Sn superconducting wire 1970 Start to perform research and development of low-temperature superconducting wire (NbTi) Invention of bronze process for Nb3Sn 1961 Discovery of NbTi 1954 Discovery of Nb3Sn 1911 Discovery of superconductivity E-mail : ask-sc@jp.fujikura.com Contact us here for inquiries. contact us
