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I think you are right for tokamaks, room temp superconductor would change the design somewhat.
by effie 6y ago
I think you are right for tokamaks, room temp superconductor would change the design somewhat.
- MayeulC 6y agoIn existing superconductors, you break superconductivity if your magnetic field reaches a certain threshold. That limit decreases, the closer you are to the temperature limit. So yeah, higher-temperature superconductors could either give you higher-temperature supermagnets, or same-temperature stronger magnets. The latter is being explored with relatively new materials, for smaller tokamaks, which enabled by stronger magnetic fields.