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What would be the specific applications of a room temperature superconductor? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by notTheGirlFromReddit@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Okay, so probably more efficient electronics and power grids, MRI machines without helium, probably easier maglev tech, ...?

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In theory, the cost of getting an MRI would come way down due to not having to keep the coils crazy cold. In practice, we have capitalism, so it'll probably go up

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

In practice, the medical market is one of the most heavily regulated in history. We definitely don’t have capitalism in medicine.

If we did, prices would go way down.