High-Temperature Superconductors
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High-Temperature Superconductors
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 Research Cost: 40000
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| Scientists develop superconductors that can operate in extremely hot environments. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Superconductors are substances that transmit electricity without resistance, and therefore, without energy loss. They are thus essential for the extreme energy requirements of the groundbreaking technologies humanity has developed in response to the alien arrival. Alas, superconductors are historically limited to very low temperatures. For decades, even our most pioneering ones could only function below -220F. It was not until the early 2020s that superconductivity even at room temperatures became possible, achieved by forming a crystalline compound of carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur, but even then its applications were infuriatingly limited. At last, however, we have developed a compound capable of superconductivity even at the high temperatures found in harsher extrasolar environments, and with only minimal energy loss. An equally important breakthrough is effective shielding from the magnetic fields so fundamental to our spacecraft and their weaponry, but so disruptive to superconductivity. This offers astounding potential for even greater advancements in deep-space propulsion and combat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3750 | Total | 60750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Deuterium-Helium-3 Fusion • Magnetic Plasma Confinement | (100%)Superconducting Coil Batteries • (100%)Improved Coil Cannon • (100%)Improved Coilgun Batteries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Few things clear your mind and focus your output as effectively as a sharp blast of cold. As a 'thank you' for being part of our course, please enjoy a 25 percent discount on any of our in-home cryo chambers." Superior Judith Howell, The Servants From the welcome email to her Burn Brighter course | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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