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MRI scanners, tiny and mobile, used like ultrasound whenever, wherever at a tiny fraction of the cost. This would be one 'extension' of something we use already
by jariel 6y ago
MRI scanners, tiny and mobile, used like ultrasound whenever, wherever at a tiny fraction of the cost. This would be one 'extension' of something we use already.
But the notion of cheap 'extremely powerful' magnets extends into other things - you'd see 'maglev' type stuff everywhere.
I would imagine some kinds of major computational leaps if it could be done at that small scale.
The efficiency of electric generators changes tremendously without resistance - if built into your local windmill it would improve generation quite a lot.
- zbrozek 6y agoYes except the last one. Your windmill is not starved of space to make a big dynamo that uses a lot of copper and is very, very efficient. If the superconducting material is cheap you might be able to do it without using nearly as much material or even without magnets. So it might be cheaper and smaller! The opposite application (generating torque) is already a home for superconductors. The navy has some superconducting motors in its ships. They're way smaller and have high efficiency over a much wider dynamic range of operating torque. Those are cryo-cooled though.