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Originally Posted by KaptKaos
Yeah, tons of uses.
Superconductivity will make computers lightning fast, reduce losses from power generation, make public transportation (i.e. Monorail type trains) cost next to nothing. TONS of practical applications for superconductivity. Problem is, we can't find anything that does it without it being really friggin cold.
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We're working on the "really friggin cold" part of it. Research into high temperature superconductors is being done here where I work. Of course, "high temperature" is relative as I think they are still requiring around 30 K, but that's a lot better than 2 K or so that we're using now...