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Currently the main barrier to the potential of superconductors is due to the low temperatures at which they operate. However, as science develops materials with increasingly higher critical temperatures this obstacle will have less impact, and superconductions may have applications in several envisioned areas, including:
Currently the main barrier to the potential of superconductors is due to the low temperatures at which they operate. However, as science develops materials with increasingly higher critical temperatures this obstacle will have less impact, and superconductions may have applications in several envisioned areas, including:
* Supercomputers (see electronics)
* Supercomputers (see electronics)
* Power transmission (currently between 10 to 15% of power is dissipated due to resistive loses, reducing this to zero would eliminate power loss and increase efficiency throughout the power grid)
* Power transmission (currently between 10 and 15% of power is dissipated due to resistive loses, reducing this to zero would eliminate power loss and increase efficiency throughout the power grid)
* Superconducting magnetic storage (SMES - devices able to store DC electricity indefinitely, could see extensive use in [[solar cells]]).
* Superconducting magnetic storage (SMES - devices able to store DC electricity indefinitely, could see extensive use in [[solar cells]]).
==Further reading==
==Further reading==