Comment Re:And this news, how? (Score 1) 120
I imagine it would be more like finding a copper smelting pit and then some used tools - all cool stuff right?
I imagine it would be more like finding a copper smelting pit and then some used tools - all cool stuff right?
... "why are people with trait XY not applying?"
Actually, I think it is those with trait XX that are usually misrepresented?
"And don't forget that these superconducting grids will be dangerous as hell, if you're pushing enough current through a cable to power north america and any part of the cooling system fails the resistance goes from zero to anything non-zero and your superconducting cable explodes extremely violently.
I'd agree these superconducting cables have issues, but exploding really isn't one of them. Most modern superconducting magnetic coils and cables are designed around quenching and have copper dump loads built into the cables. The real killer for power is the energy required to keep the cables cool...
IMHO, the solution to solar would be affordable large scale energy *storage* (magnetic energy storage, large vacuum composite flywheels, etc.).
Or, better yet, the sea cow:
If A = B and B = C, then A = C, except where void or prohibited by law. -- Roy Santoro