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Its taken 30 years for high-temperature superconductivity to have a significant impact in the real world!
by 2sk21 8y ago
Its taken 30 years for high-temperature superconductivity to have a significant impact in the real world!
- village-idiot 8y agoSo? It’s here now.
- jacquesm 8y agoHTS for windmill park power stabilization purposes is at least a decade old.
- njarboe 8y agoMany technologies don't commercially take off until the large number of early patents expire after 20 or so years.
- sien 8y agoFabricating them has proven to be very challenging. A bit like with solar cells with high efficiency. Labs create them, but fabricating it in useful volumes is also hugely challenging. Or, if you like, GUIs, which were demonstrated in 1967 but didn't come into great use until about 20 years later.