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Originally Posted by Nice_Nick
That is incredibly cool. Is that the same kind of technolgy they were talking about for this new rail system?
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No I don't think so or at least not yet. I wish...!
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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
this has been talked about for some time I think... the difference being in the past there was little understanding of the quantum aspect of 'super conductors' and while there might not be energy loss on the super conductor floating over the magnet there is a great amount of energy spent on the cooling and much energy is lost at that point in the equation  |
Maybe, but you might be missing the point... one thing to keep in mind is that there is no mechanical processes going on here... its more like a state of matter. It's "material" that under the right conditions can do something amazing.
But besides this, there's already work under way to to make super conductors work at room temperature, no cooling necessary. When they figure that out, it will change everything.
We are living in some freaking amazing times. Computers, flat screens, robots on mars, and it looks like we're right on the edge of some major scientific advancements... man I love science.