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From: haas@utah-gr.UUCP (Walt Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Warm superconductors
Message-ID: <2201@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 15:15:04 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 30 15:15:04 1987
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In article <8710291320.AA08591@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, BIOMED@CZHETH5A.BITNET writes:
> ...Room temperature superconductors are expected
> for the near future.
> 
> HOW will they change the world ?

Assuming the price is right and other problems can be solved, they may
make solar energy the most economic source of electricity, at least in
this part of the world.  We've got lots of sunlight, and the technology
for turning it into electricity has improved tremendously, but unfortunately
there's currently no reasonable way to store it.  Room temperature
superconductors could solve this problem by simply circulating a current
in a loop.

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