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From: garry@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Garry Wiegand)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures,rec.railroad
Subject: Re: Warm superconductors
Message-ID: <2824@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 01:34:59 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 01:34:59 1987
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(Cross-posted to rec.railroad)

In article <8710291320.AA08591@bu-cs.BU.EDU> BIOMED@CZHETH5A.BITNET writes:
>Everybody talks about these 'warm superconductors'. ...
>
>HOW will they change the world ?

The most intriguing idea I've heard so far is to apply them to cheap magnetic
levitation for trains.  I'd guess the trains would travel significantly
faster, use less fuel, and be exceedingly smooth and quieter-riding. The fuel
is probably not significant, but could the other things give trains
a shot at a comeback? I'd *love* to have an alternative to airplanes!

Does anyone have technical knowledge?

(I admit I would *not* love to have trains travelling at 400 mph past
my house.)

garry wiegand   (garry@oak.cadif.cornell.edu - ARPA)
		(garry@crnlthry - BITNET)