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ReBCO tape is interesting stuff. It's a high-temperature superconductor (high-temperature meaning still really cold, but you don't need liquid helium to get th
by elihu 6y ago
ReBCO tape is interesting stuff. It's a high-temperature superconductor (high-temperature meaning still really cold, but you don't need liquid helium to get there) that can carry a lot of current before it stops being superconducting.
It's being used in new tokomak fusion reactor designs, like SPARC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_barium_copper_oxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_barium_copper_oxide
- NaturalPhallacy 6y agoAn excellent video on this from one of the best Youtube channels in existence (IMHO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpDGKH9_SE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpDGKH9_SE
- elihu 6y agoYou're right, that's a great video.