Examples of nanotechnology involvement:

Jan. 26, 2004 - AMSC announced that it has successfully developed and filed a patent application for a nanotechnology-based manufacturing technique that delivers an immediate 30% increase in the electric current carrying capability of the companys second generation (2G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire.

AMSC also announced that it is using another nanotechnology technique in its 2G HTS wire production Т– a nanotech surface treatment first developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and then transferred through a cooperative research agreement to AMSC.

American Superconductor Corporation is a world leader in developing and manufacturing products using superconductor wires and power electronic converters for the electric power infrastructure. American Superconductor's products, and those sold by electrical equipment manufacturers that incorporate its products, can dramatically increase the bandwidth and reliability of power delivery grids, reduce manufacturing and operating costs, and conserve resources used to produce electric power. Founded in 1987, the company is headquartered in Westborough, Mass.

About Superconductivity:

Superconducting materials are perfect conductors of electricity when they are cooled below a critical temperature; that is, they lose all resistance to the flow of electricity creating a significant increase in the power flow density of new high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. HTS wires can conduct up to 140 times more power than conventional copper wires of the same dimension. A new family of ceramic-based HTS materials was discovered in the late 1980s. These discoveries changed the fundamental economics of superconductivity, and have opened up the range of applications for the electric power industry.