Top entities: Italy — Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, ASG Superconductors, Italy — Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italy, CERN.

What category does this event fall under?

Tech — classified as technology development.

What is the sentiment of coverage?

Aggregate sentiment score: 10 on a -100 to +100 scale (negative = critical coverage, positive = favorable coverage).

Is this event still developing?

This is an active story, last updated Jul 22, 2026. Coverage continues to evolve.

Tech technology development

SURE superconducting cable project

Q: When did this event occur?

First reported Jul 22, 2026; last updated Jul 22, 2026.

Q: What is the market impact?

General. The development of efficient superconducting cables could reduce energy costs and space requirements for data centres, potentially benefiting the data centre and energy industries.

Q: What were the key actions taken?

ASG Superconductors developed MgB2 cable · Italy — Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare agreed to collaborate ASG Superconductors · Italy — Ministry of Education, University and Research funded project

Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026

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General

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Market Impact

The development of efficient superconducting cables could reduce energy costs and space requirements for data centres, potentially benefiting the data centre and energy industries. However, the project is long-term and early-stage, so immediate market impact is limited.

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Event Summary

The SURE project, a collaboration between the Italy — Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) and ASG Superconductors, aims to develop a magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting cable for next-generation data centres. Funded by the Italy — Ministry of Education, University and Research with a budget of €5.8 million, the project is expected to be completed by 2031. The cable operates at around 20 kelvin, reducing cooling costs significantly, and can transmit electricity with virtually zero resistance. A 50-metre prototype will be installed at the INFN National Laboratories of Frascati.

Key Actions

90 ASG Superconductors developed MgB2 cable

80 Italy — Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare agreed to collaborate ASG Superconductors

70 Italy — Ministry of Education, University and Research funded project

Entities Involved

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Italy — Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

INFN is the coordinating research institute, leading scientific activities and system integration for the SURE project.

Importance 80.0 Sentiment 10.0

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ASG Superconductors

ASG Superconductors is the industrial partner developing and manufacturing the MgB2 cable, leveraging its expertise from CERN projects.

Importance 80.0 Sentiment 15.0

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Italy — Ministry of Education, University and Research

The ministry funds the SURE project through the Italian Fund for Applied Sciences, supporting applied research.

Importance 40.0 Sentiment 5.0

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Italy

Italy is the country where the technology is developed and manufactured, potentially enhancing its position in superconducting technology.

Importance 30.0 Sentiment 5.0

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CERN

CERN's HiLumi-LHC programme provided expertise that ASG Superconductors used to develop the MgB2 cable.

Importance 20.0 Sentiment 5.0

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