Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc...
by mnw21cam on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:30AM
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Capacitors are fairly good at keeping charge - there isn't much loss over time. In fact, capacitors used in high voltage equipment should generally have a discharge resistor wired across them to deliberately discharge them slowly, to prevent them being a hazard to anyone repairing the equipment.
Superconductors don't help with this (much - just maybe with the wires leading up to a capacitor). Superconductors allow much better inductors instead. You can also store energy in an inductor, but it's different because in a capacitor the charge stays put and in an inductor the current is constantly flowing.
Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc...
by jacquesm on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:17AM
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It's not a capacitor. It's a coil.
Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc...
by jonnycomputer on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:59AM
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Sounds like a bomb.
Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc...
by postalrat on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:52AM
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Is it a bomb?
Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc...
by jonnycomputer on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:43PM
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I don't know.
you can just pump electricity into the superconductor capacitor and it wouldn't have any loss it would just stay there until discharge.