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Superconductor breakthrough replicated twice on preliminary testing
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"So it could perhaps turn out useful or totally useless."
That's a realistic statement. Although the MRI thing sounds cool as well. I recall last year a big grant for a big 14T mRI project was awarded in the Netherlands, I wonder if this thing will make them reevaluate their plans. Before this becomes viable in such a setting I can imagine a lot more is needed, but it would be such a typical thing that they finish building a 14T MRI and then "hey guys we just finished this superconductor pipeline and stuff is much easier/better now!"
I highly doubt they will switch plans. This current solution seems far from any real productive use.
Compare to the battery industry which has frequent announcements of new solid state or natrium batteries, but there is still much investment in "old" lithium ion batteries since they are proven to be productive and they are also approved to be used in products.
Yeah for sure, it's prolly a while until it's developed into something feasible.