Prototype high-temperature superconductors were unveiled at a QUT research facility this week, as part of a landmark research agreement between German engineering giant Siemens, QUT and the Australian Government’s Defence Science and Technology Group.
The technology enables dense currents to be carried with virtually no energy loss and could reduce the size and weight of conventional motors by more than 30 per cent.
The launch, held at the Banyo Pilot Plant Precinct, a QUT research facility on Brisbane’s northside shows how collaboration is critical between research, the private sector and the government.
The partnership will conduct research into high-temperature superconducting and explore its applications to Australia's maritime defence and industrial power requirements with the intent to transition research findings into technology that can be trialed in naval applications.
QUT Professor Richard Taylor will lead the testing of the high-temperature superconducting technologies.
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