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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 years ago

I used to lament how my nieces and nephew would never be able to appreciate the modern internet because they grew up with broadband. Now I don't think about it cause the idea itself has got old.

That said, I like this comic and saved a copy because it's a historical artifact. I love history. Thanks for posting.

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

Don't worry. If the recently discovered superconductors at room temperature lk-99 is real they'll be visiting mars.

[-] wanderingmagus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I'm not a materials scientist, can you please explain how room temperature superconductors eventually leads to Mars colonization? Serious question. I hear a lot about how it'll change society, but it just seems to be "existing tech but slightly better" from what I've read.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

My take on it is that it does improve existing tech, but by a lot. That makes whole new use cases possible. Consider long-distance power transmission.

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am not a material scientist either and my knowledge is extremely limited so here's a discussion with people far more knowledgeable explaining everything : https://feddit.de/post/2121990

From that thread, one of the techs it may lead to or vastly improve is a Railgun like launch systems, nuclear fusion, and i think i read somewhere that it can help make artificial gravity a thing.

One other thing is that a lot of our cutting edge technology rely on using superconductors that are cooled to extremely cold temps using helium and a room temp superconductors would mean that these cutting edge tech could be available for everyone.

[-] wanderingmagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks! I'll check out the thread.

this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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