Comments on: ‘Tantalizing’ hints of room-temperature superconductivity http://www.kurzweilai.net/tantalizing-hints-of-room-temperature-superconductivity Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 02:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: PirateRo http://www.kurzweilai.net/tantalizing-hints-of-room-temperature-superconductivity/comment-page-1#comment-33947 PirateRo Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:53:23 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=163631#comment-33947 Actually, the load-bearing capability of the cable and its ability to carry a load are two distinct things. We are talking of systems - more than one component working in cooperation to make something work. Also, why expose the infrastructure? The money saved using something like this could easily pay to bury the existing infrastructure in a system of intelligently designed tracks following the road surface, which could then also be converted into a solar collection system (the intelligent roads we keep hearing about). This cannot come fast enough. Actually, the load-bearing capability of the cable and its ability to carry a load are two distinct things. We are talking of systems – more than one component working in cooperation to make something work.

Also, why expose the infrastructure? The money saved using something like this could easily pay to bury the existing infrastructure in a system of intelligently designed tracks following the road surface, which could then also be converted into a solar collection system (the intelligent roads we keep hearing about).

This cannot come fast enough.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/tantalizing-hints-of-room-temperature-superconductivity/comment-page-1#comment-33843 Gorden Russell Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:45:59 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=163631#comment-33843 If it works, the northeast coast could run air conditioning on a hot July night with power from the desert southwest. If it works, the northeast coast could run air conditioning on a hot July night with power from the desert southwest.

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/tantalizing-hints-of-room-temperature-superconductivity/comment-page-1#comment-33796 Bri Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:12:13 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=163631#comment-33796 A breakthrough in transmition cables could conceivably make solar and wind energy available for longer periods of the day. A breakthrough in transmition cables could conceivably make solar and wind energy available for longer periods of the day.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/tantalizing-hints-of-room-temperature-superconductivity/comment-page-1#comment-33750 Gorden Russell Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:15:43 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=163631#comment-33750 This will be great news if they can make a graphite cable that doesn't crack when it sways in the wind. This will be great news if they can make a graphite cable that doesn’t crack when it sways in the wind.

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