FSU lab sets new magnet strength record

FSU Research‏ @FSUResearch 5m5 minutes ago

Kudos to the @NationalMagLab Project 11 Team, which set a new #WorldRecord for strongest resistive magnet! https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/it-goes-to-11-florida-lab-sets-new-magnet-strength-record/2017/08/22/1a3597ce-8761-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.bf07c6d435e2 …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/it-goes-to-11-florida-lab-sets-new-magnet-strength-record/2017/08/22/1a3597ce-8761-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.324b243ec546


Florida’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is reclaiming its status as home to the world’s strongest magnet.
Lab officials said Tuesday they tested a 41.4-tesla magnet. That beats the old mark for resistive magnets which was held by a 38.5 tesla magnet in China. A tesla is a measure of magnetic field strength.
The push at the Florida State University facility to create a record magnet was called “Project 11.” That’s a reference to the comedy film “This is Spinal Tap” where a guitarist has an amp that goes to 11 instead of 10.
Resistive magnets are a type of electromagnet used for research. Pulsed magnets can reach a higher field but can sustain that power for only a fraction of a second. Resistive magnets can run continuously.