A US laboratory that once dominated the field of Superconducting magnets is now hoping to buy Chinese technology used in a leading Particle accelerator, official Chinese media reported on Tuesday.The US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory once “monopolised” this type of specialised technology, according to Science and Technology Daily.But in May last year it contacted the Chinese Institute of High Energy Physics “hoping to purchase the Chinese-made combined superconducting magnet” – the type used in the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider’s latest upgrade.
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China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance
According to official Chinese media, the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory contacted the Chinese Institute of High Energy Physics in May of last year. The US laboratory, which previously dominated superconducting magnet technology, expressed interest in purchasing a Chinese-made combined superconducting magnet.
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According to official Chinese media, the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory contacted the Chinese Institute of High Energy Physics in May of last year. The US laboratory, which previously dominated superconducting magnet technology, expressed interest in purchasing a Chinese-made combined superconducting magnet. This specific technology is utilized in the latest upgrade of the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. The report indicates that Brookhaven National Laboratory once held a monopoly on this specialized technology.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory once 'monopolised' this type of specialised technology.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory once dominated the field of superconducting magnets.
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A US laboratory contacted a Chinese institute hoping to purchase a Chinese-made combined superconducting magnet.
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The Chinese superconducting magnet has '40% higher' performance.
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