The discovery of high-temperature superconducting materials in 1986 sparked a dream of an amazing new electrical world—a world of loss-free power transmission from coast to coast, of enormously powerful computers, and of levitated trains passing in a blur of speed.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping to make the dream of high-temperature (from 20 K up to 135 K) superconductivity a reality. Since 1988, our High-Temperature Superconductivity Technology Center has blended materials research and wire development through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with industry.

In the coming decade, high-temperature superconductors will revolutionize much of industry and technology. ORNL researchers are partnering with U.S. industry to hasten the revolution.

• HTS research areas
• ORNL HTS research facilities and equipment
• Working with ORNL in HTS R&D
• Superconductivity: Creating the Future Today [poster]