The University of Houston’s Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) has received a $3.5 million grant from the Texas Emerging Technology fund (TETF) to help expand the research capabilities of the center’s Applied Research Hub. This will lead to a bigger role by the University of Houston in the science, discovery and application of high temperature superconductors. To start, the hub will focus on developing and commercializing a second generation superconducting wire that will improve the electric power grid in terms of efficiency, security, stability and environmental compatibility.
“This TETF award will provide new infrastructure and capabilities for applied research to attract companies and engage collaborative research and development of these technologies for energy and medicine,” said University of Houston System Chancellor Renu Khator.
