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Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by mnw21cam on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:30AM (#36956389)
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.

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