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Applications of Superconductivity

When certain metals are cooled almost to absolute zero, they become superconductive, that is, their electrical resistance disappears. This remarkable phenomenon is now being turned to technological purposes

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 202 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Applications of Superconductivity” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 202 No. 3 (), p. 74
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0360-74