Every little helps

In May this year, British researchers announced a €3m, European Union-funded project to develop 'radically innovative' electrical insulating tapes, based on nano-materials, for high-efficiency generators. Dubbed 'ANASTASIA', the 'advanced nanostructured tapes for electrotechnical high-power insulating applications' project aims to replace today's thick, semi-rigid insulating tapes with thinner, flexible version. These would have a higher field-strength and better thermal stability.