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Re:Heated Debate Rises over Hints of Superconductivity Above... by willis936 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @09:38AM (#31060713)
LTS are pretty binary compared to HTS. Look at the resistance vs. temperature plots of different cables at a given current and magnetic field.

Additionally, quench propagation is much slower in HTS so safe current dumping has a lot more time between quench detection and thermal runaway.

https://youtu.be/xJ2h3vbOag4&t=21m58s

Re:Heated Debate Rises over Hints of Superconductivity Above... by magicalhippo on Sunday April 17, 2022 @11:22AM (#31061448)
Binary was a poor choice of words I guess.

My point was that if the current material only supports very low current densities at this high temperature, then that restricts the use-cases for it. I feel much of the popular science press makes it sound like all superconductors are equal, apart from the critical temperature.

Re:Heated Debate Rises over Hints of Superconductivity Above... by willis936 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @11:35AM (#31061542)
Ah, yes. If superconductors were actual magic and had infinite current and magnetic field capacities our society would look pretty different right now. :)