Word: chaudhary
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more. IBM scientists announced last week that a crystal about the size of a quarter but only one-hundredth the thickness of a human hair has handled more than 100,000 amps. Other obstacles remain, including the difficulty of molding the new material. But, says IBM's Praveen Chaudhari, "if you told me two weeks ago that we would have high-temperature superconductors that carry high currents, I would have said you were dreaming. Now if someone told me we will have useful devices made of this material next month, I wouldn't call him a dreamer. That...
...intriguing possibility. Says Bell Labs' Penzias: "Transition temperatures have increased by a factor of four in the past year. If temperatures are raised by another factor of four in the same period of time, we'll have room-temperature superconductors in less than a year." Adds IBM's Praveen Chaudhari: "All the mental barriers are gone. No one is asking how high it will go anymore." If room-temperature superconductivity is achieved, whether in a year or in a score of years, its impact will be incalculable. The need for refrigerators and insulation, even for liquid / nitrogen, will be gone...
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