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REBCO = rare earth barium copper oxide HTS = high temperature superconductor Apparently we can now make tapes of REBCO, which is a high temperature superconduc
by sagarm 5y ago
REBCO = rare earth barium copper oxide
HTS = high temperature superconductor
Apparently we can now make tapes of REBCO, which is a high temperature superconductor. The primary intended application is fusion research? Why wouldn't this be broadly useful?
- willis936 5y agoMost industries consider LTS fields good enough for their application and don't consider the investment into HTS worthwhile. If an MRI works at 6 T then why would they want to spend 2-3x as much for a 20 T field? You might get a better product but you'll price yourself out of the market. Similar logic for NMR, gyrotrons, etc. Every application that I can think of that uses LTS would benefit from HTS. Hopefully as supply chains are established and economies of scale kick in for HTS the price will go down.