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Uniting the Superconducting Ecosystem
The Alliance for Superconducting Technologies connects researchers, manufacturers, and end users to accelerate the commercial deployment of high-temperature superconductors.
The Alliance for Superconducting Technologies connects researchers, manufacturers, and end users to accelerate the commercial deployment of high-temperature superconductors.
The Alliance for Superconducting Technologies is a non-profit organizing body dedicated to accelerating the commercial deployment of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies. We bring together stakeholders across the entire value chain, from raw materials to end applications, to remove barriers, share knowledge, and build the infrastructure needed for a superconducting future.
Superconducting technology is a global endeavor. AST fosters collaboration across allied nations including the United States, European Union, Japan, South Korea, and other partners advancing the science and manufacturing of HTS materials. Together, we can build a resilient, diversified supply chain and accelerate deployment worldwide.
We serve every stakeholder in the superconducting value chain.
Fusion energy, power transmission, magnets, medical imaging, data centers, aviation, particle accelerators, maglev, energy storage, and beyond. Superconducting technologies are enabling the next generation of power-dense systems across industries.
The companies producing superconducting tape, wire, substrate, and buffer layers at commercial scale.
Strengthening the critical materials, deposition equipment, lasers, and logistics infrastructure needed to scale superconducting technologies globally.
Bridging the gap between laboratory breakthroughs and real-world deployment through collaborative research initiatives and shared infrastructure.
High-temperature superconductors carry current with zero electrical resistance, enabling magnetic fields far beyond the reach of conventional conductors. The implications span nearly every power-intensive domain.
From energy generation and transmission to transportation, medicine, computing, and scientific research — any system constrained by the resistance, weight, or size of conventional conductors stands to be transformed by HTS materials.
These are not separate markets — they are all power-dense applications made possible or enhanced by the same material platform.
REBCO coated conductors are emerging as a leading platform to serve this breadth of applications, and the technology is maturing rapidly. But scaling from laboratory tape to industrial supply requires coordination across a fragmented ecosystem — manufacturers, researchers, end users, and the supply chain all need to move together. AST exists to be that coordinating force.
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