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Make a 6-Tesla-class high-temperature superconducting dipole magnet at 4.2 K

25 pointsby supermagnet08/14/20265 commentsview on HN

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human_llmtoday at 3:38 AM

I found it odd that they call it high-temperature, but then perform all their experiments at 4.2 K. Also, at 4.2 K, the magnet performs worse than established Nb-Ti technology, so it doesn't seem to be a significant advancement.

Simbootoday at 3:42 AM

That’s awesome!!!!

fnord77today at 3:21 AM

don't MRI machines run at temps around 4-5K?

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