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Superconductors have applications in computers, MRIs, maglev trains, and power transmission to name a few. Superconduction at room temp would all for less curr
by wildzzz 3y ago
Superconductors have applications in computers, MRIs, maglev trains, and power transmission to name a few.
Superconduction at room temp would all for less current consumption due to resistance inside the metal layer for chips, letting them run cooler and faster.
MRIs use massive, supercooled magnets. If you can do the same at room temp, you could potentially have a portable or much smaller and more efficient MRI.
If you can levitate an object, you can use a lot less power running electromagnets to run things like maglev trains.
If you have power lines that have zero resistance, you can reduce wasted energy. Power lines will actually sag under heavy load due to heat and cause outages or forest fires, this could be avoided.
- unlikelymordant 3y agoAnything that uses an electric motor can use a smaller more efficient motor, id expect big changes in e.g. electric cars, but also probably things like robotic actuators getting smaller and more efficient. Also there are superconductor based batteries that are very efficient, would would become a thing, likely revolutionising batteries.