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US Iceman
20-11-2005, 02:08 AM
I thought some of you may be interested in reading about this very interesting topic, so I have prepared some links for further review.

In some of the links you will see such terms as critical temperature or transition temperature. This is the highest temperature at which the conductor begins to show signs of being a superconductor.

http://www.eapen.com/jacob/superconductors/introduction.html

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/htsc/hstc.html

http://www.theory.bham.ac.uk/research/correlated_systems/hightemp/

http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/12/12/3

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/oetd/superconductivity.htm

http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2005/09/high_temperatur.html

http://www.shahlimar.com/superconductor/

http://www.answers.com/topic/high-temperature-superconductors

This is a very theoretical topic now, but when the material is made that will super conduct at commercially viable temperatures, the refrigeration systems we use and service could become more important than just for food preservation or keeping your drinks cold.