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If laptops had superconductors would the battery life increase? Also am I thinking too small for the potential of superconductors?
by nickthemagicman 6y ago
If laptops had superconductors would the battery life increase?
Also am I thinking too small for the potential of superconductors?
- simiones 6y agoBy my understanding, a superconducting computer does consume less power than a traditional computer, even taking into account the cooling systems. However, superconductivity requires either extremely low temperatures (a few kelvins at most) or even more extreme pressures (think many kilometers underground), so it is currently outside the realm of possibility for a mobile device.
- nynx 6y agoactually, it's more like within a factor of two of the pressure at the center of the earth.
- SiempreViernes 6y agoWell, some types of superconductors work fine at the simply low temperatures provided by liquid nitrogen (77 K). Though there are other factors like ability to be made into wires and how much current they can carry before switching out of superconductivity you might be having in mind with your single Kelvins number.
- ben_w 6y agoYes to both, if you can do it at STP. Superconductors make practical many things which are otherwise extremely expensive or just plain impossible.