The Week In Technology, May 5-9, 2025

Hinetics’ superconducting electric machine

Outwardly, Hinetics’ superconducting electric machine looks like a conventional motor. 

Credit: Hinetics
Hinetics Runs Superconducting Electric Motor Startup Hinetics has demonstrated the first cryogen-free superconducting electric motor, running a subscale model of a 5-megawatt demonstrator motor being developed with funding from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy...
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