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The tape is good enough for fusion reactors but not MRIs?

• cyberax 3y ago
  It's good enough for _startups_ working on fusion reactors, they can tolerate a bit of risk. But not for established companies making safety-critical equipment. And modern MRI machines are not that expensive either, mass production made them surprisingly affordable. A top-of-the-line machine is around $700k, and mid-range devices are $300-$400k (and now I want one in my backyard...). So the savings on high-TC supeconductors would not be that impressive overall.
  • DoingIsLearning 3y ago
    Is 700k the manufacturing cost or a retail price? I thought they were close to 2M on the higher res end.
    • cyberax 3y ago
      It's a list price. You'll obviously also need to pay for installation, delivery, and service. There's apparently even a robust second-hand market for them: https://bimedis.com/search/search-items/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-machines https://bimedis.com/search/search-items/magnetic-resonance-i...
• xboxnolifes 3y ago
  People don't go inside a running fusion reactor.