China Sets New Record with World's Most Powerful Resistive Magnet

The 42.02 tesla magnet, built at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, surpasses the previous US record and opens new avenues for scientific research.

The Chinese Academy of Science's Hefei Institutes of Physical Science developed the magnet, achieving a field strength of 42.02 tesla, a record-breaking feat.
This new resistive magnet is over 800,000 times stronger than Earth's magnetic field and surpasses the 41.4 tesla record set by the US in 2017.
Researchers anticipate that the magnet will facilitate breakthroughs in fields such as quantum physics, material science, and life sciences.
The magnet's creation required 32.3 megawatts of electricity, highlighting the challenge of managing power consumption and heat production.
Efforts are underway to develop hybrid and superconducting magnets to achieve high magnetic fields with more energy efficiency.