High Temperature Superconductors 1

Video 1 regarding the study of High Temperature Superconductors. Full article and more videos- http://www.eequalsmcsquared.auckland.ac.nz/sites/emc2/videos/cool-kiwi-scienc...

'HTS stands for high temperature superconductors which start superconducting when cooled below a threshold temperature. While there's lots of science behind it all, it involves conducting electricity without resistance which ultimately allows us to make more powerful and smaller magnets, motors, generators and other electrical devices.

One HTS material, an oxide of bismuth and copper, was discovered by Jeff Tallon and colleagues in 1988. It has an operating temperature of 110 kelvin [about minus 170 degrees C]. Jeff and his team fought for 16 years to obtain a US patent for the material. It was finally issued to them in 2004. It is currently the only HTS material used in long-length wires and is now being used to manufacture very efficient and compact cables, transformers, magnets, generators and motors.'

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Science & Technology

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• high
• temperature
• superconductors
• new
• zealand

[leo959]

Im watching this only to avoid doing my physics hw

[abm3152]

So theoretically, if you have this SC wire diam, 0.1mm & insulated, wound on a metal core with 200,000 turns, then apply 1Amp at 1 Volt, (1Watt) you would have 200,000 ampere turns, and it would probably lift up a car, or run an extremely high horse power electric motor.

The mechanical force produced would be unbelievable, this is the key to future power...

Good work, keep it up,....but I think even if you succeed, it will not be released for 50 + years, and you would know why..

[abm3152]

Great



[abm3152]

Its about time some one with intelligence has come on to the scene that will eventually solve our energy problems..

Good stuff,

Thank you.

[gamerupuass]

damn he have a awesome voice!!!

[TheCombineify]

subliminals :D

[gulis4u]

Her er det en video som forklarer litt av hvorfor oppfinnelsen til SINTEF-forskerne i Norge er så spesiell. Det er utallige tenkbare anvendelsesmuligheter uten energitap!

[themab7801]

these t also used in fast movin train with which their velocities may b inreased upto 500km/h

[paxpacis2]

yes superconducters are used for supermagnets and in nuclear spin tomography

[dominicleung87]

the problem isnt losing energy through the electric motor, electric motors are veryefficient

its the conversion of fuel into usable energy, internal combustion engines are only 10-20% efficient most of the chemical energy is lost as heat

in regards to cars the next barrier (or first depending on how you look at it) is air resistance

electric lines leading from the power station to your home is a different story the extreme distances mean that a material amount of energy is lost in transit