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Re:Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor by whatshisface on Sunday February 24, 2019 @01:00AM (#19237362)
>the Navy probably wouldn't waste legal cycles on filling this one if it hadn't been reduced to practice

I'm not so sure I share your prior that the Navy works carefully to avoid doing anything wasteful of manpower.

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Re:Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor by johannesbeil on Sunday February 24, 2019 @02:02PM (#19239996)
Yes, plus they might just have some data that looks that it might somehow work and they just wanted to slap a patent on it in case it ever works.
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