Superconductivity and electric power
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Source
- Forum Appl. Res. Publ. Pol.; (United States); 3:1
- Subject
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
COMMERCIALIZATION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SUPERCONDUCTORS
UNDERGROUND POWER TRANSMISSION
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER TRANSMISSION 420201* -- Engineering-- Cryogenic Equipment & Devices
290500 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Research, Development, Demonstration, & Commercialization
- Language
- English
Mr. Rabinowitz feels that higher-temperature superconductivity could have an impact on society as important as the transistor and laser. He fears the US could falter in the race for commercialization if it waits for a better understanding of the phenomenon. He urges policy makers to avoid creating a boom or bust mentality when it comes to superconductivity research. Rabinowitz says superconductivity's most promising application may lie in underground transmission lines; the need for development is apparent, and the requirements aren't as stringent as other applications. The technology may lead to very high-power semiconductor devices in a synergism between semiconductors and superconductors.