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Weapons. Energy weapons are still mostly science fiction right now. This changes that. Energy storage increases by an order of magnitude and with no resistance
by themagician 3y ago
Weapons.
Energy weapons are still mostly science fiction right now. This changes that. Energy storage increases by an order of magnitude and with no resistance you can charge and discharge batteries instantaneously.
Probably some other really interesting uses, but energy weapons is what we'll figure out first. And not just giant ship mounted rail guns—if true this will start a new arms race for personal handheld weapons. No more gunpowder. Think rifles with almost no maintenance. Outrageous magazine capacity with shot capacity limited only by energy storage capacity… which can easily and quickly be resupplied if you are behind a supply line.
If this is real you'll seen an untethered Boston Dynamics Atlas with a 7-minute runtime and a placeholder handheld railgun by year's end. That will kick off a series of RFPs, and in 3-5 years… real life Terminators baby. While we take refuge under the rubble we'll hear them chanting above us, "Hello, I'm calling about your car's extended warranty."
- jychang 3y agoWtf are you talking about? Superconductors are limited to 40kJ/L energy density. For reference, gasoline is 33,000 kJ/L.
- themagician 3y agoThat's about an order of magnitude more than current batteries.
- jychang 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_magnetic_energy_storage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_magnetic_energ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery 1–10 Wh/kg for superconductors, 100–265 Wh/kg for batteries.