Re:Superconductivity record sparks wave of follow-up physics
by andyidsinga on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @02:41AM
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really interesting!
question I have is: are there other areas with high losses that this could change the game for? For instance, large induction furnaces, or a space elevator?
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Re:Superconductivity record sparks wave of follow-up physics
by Someone on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @03:10AM
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Tokamak fusion reactors? Portable MRI equipment aka tricorders (probably not the latter. Those cannot work with huge magnetic fields)?
Re:Superconductivity record sparks wave of follow-up physics
by Gravityloss on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @07:43AM
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Really high torque and power electric motors and generators in a small package.
That's why the US navy is heavily into this - for submarines and ships.
It'd also make very large offshore wind power plants potentially cheaper.
Electric / hybrid propulsion in aircraft is another. When your thruster is just a light fan, you can place it in the best aerodynamic / least noise generating position, then put the power generator and batteries where there's space and it makes sense for center of gravity. You could have rejuvenation of near city airfields again.
Re:Superconductivity record sparks wave of follow-up physics
by danarlow on Tuesday August 18, 2015 @03:08AM
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high current/field applications: magnetic energy storage, magnetic plasma confinement for fusion, particle accelerators, rail guns, magnetic levitation/bearings
extreme sensitivity applications: portable NMR spectrometers/MRI scanners, practical quantum computing, very fast and sensitive microwave processing, easy access to large scale fermion condensates for scientific research