Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Partners,
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to thank you for the work, trust, and technical collaboration that have defined what has been a pivotal year for HTS-110.
For over two decades I’ve heard High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) technology being described as “the future” of magnet systems. In 2025, that promise became reality, yet again. This year provided clear, repeatable validation that HTS is not only viable, but dependable, at scales and performance levels that matter to real experiments and real facilities.
Validated by Leaders in Science and Industry
Our most visible validation this year came in large-scale neutron science. We successfully delivered a world-first 12 tesla all-HTS split-pair magnet to the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), in collaboration with the CEA in France. Systems of this class impose uncompromising requirements on field quality, uptime, mechanical stability, and serviceability. Their acceptance as operational infrastructure is a strong signal that HTS has crossed an important maturity threshold.
Building on that success, HTS-110 was awarded the contract to design and manufacture a 14 tesla HTS magnet for the European Spallation Source (ESS). These are not demonstration projects. They are mission-critical beamline components, specified because HTS can now meet the reliability and performance demands traditionally reserved for established low-temperature technologies.
Together, these projects confirm that HTS is no longer confined to ancillary roles. Facilities are now selecting it as primary infrastructure for the most demanding large-scale scientific environments.
Laboratory Validation: From Prototype to Tool
At the laboratory scale, we saw an equally important form of validation. Early in the year, Dr. Maria Victoria Silva Elipe at Amgen published her article “NMR Detective Agency” work, demonstrating the real-world analytical performance of our high-resolution NMR spectroscopy systems.
This work mattered because it contextualised our technology within the broad range of existing NMR instruments and techniques. It proved that HTS NMR qualifies as a rigorous analytical peer, and does so while remaining portable. In our view, this marked a clear transition: HTS NMR moved from experimental capability into the category of deployable analytical tools for process chemistry.
Engineering the Next Generation: 2G HTS Systems
While 2025 was defined by delivery and validation, it was also a year of intensive development. Our R&D efforts have been focused on second-generation (2G) ReBCO-based HTS systems, targeting higher current density, improved manufacturability, and lower overall system losses.
Several programmes are now well advanced:
- 2G Turnkey NMR: We are integrating our validated high-resolution HTS NMR technology into benchtop and benchside instruments, designed to make cryogen-free spectroscopy accessible without specialised infrastructure.
- 2G NMRD Magnets: In collaboration with Stelar, we are developing next-generation HTS magnets for Fast Field Cycling relaxometry, aimed at replacing legacy technologies with higher-performance, more efficient systems.
- 2G CryoSaver™ Current Leads: Our second-generation current leads are now in mass-production testing, offering further reductions in heat load and improved efficiency for cryogenic systems.
Across these programmes, the objective is consistent: reduce complexity, improve deployability, and allow HTS systems to be specified and used with confidence by non-specialist users.
Let’s Catch Up in 2026
Collaboration remains central to how we work. I invite you to reach out with your questions, your challenges, and your ideas. Whether you are looking to upgrade a beamline or put an NMR on your benchtop, we would appreciate hearing from you.
I hope to catch up with many of you personally next year. Our team will be present at several key events in 2026:
- APS 2026: The Global Physics Summit (Denver, CO | March 16–20)
- ENC 2026: The Experimental NMR Conference (Asilomar, CA | April 12–16)
- IEEE INTERMAG 2026 (Manchester, UK | April 13–17)
- ASC 2026: The Applied Superconductivity Conference (Pittsburgh, PA | September 6–11)
On behalf of everyone at HTS-110, I wish you a peaceful holiday season and a productive year ahead.
Best regards,
Donald Pooke
HTS-110
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