Room-temperature superconductors would be an important milestone on the path to complete mastery (within the actual limits of physics) of information, light, energy, magnetism, and matter. (ILEMM control)
What seems doable with far greater mastery of ILEMM:
Molecular nanotechnology
Large scale Quantum computers (millions of qubits)
Large scale space structures for solar energy collection and propulsion
Magnetic formation flying
Magnetically inflated cable
Light sails and beamed propulsion
Advanced magsails. Able to be ground launched if current densities could go up about 100-1000 times from the best available now.
More on magsails
PDF on magsails
Advanced metamaterials
Antimatter storage and harvesting work could eventually lead to the large scale creation of artificial mini-magnetospheres to allow antimatter to be created and collected.
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"Room-temperature superconductors would be an important milestone on the path to complete mastery (within the actual limits of physics) of information, light, energy, magnetism, and matter. (ILEMM control)"
This might be true in a relative sense but it could take a long time to go from having the knowledge to mastering the art. Artificial intelligence might make the gap smaller though; the kind that is still early in lab development not the kind that is in industrial use.
Definitely complete master of ILEMM is a long and continuous process with no end.
Room-temp superconductors and how long it takes to convert from knowledge to mastery of the art. It will depend upon how actually easy it is to make the room-temp superconductors.
I am thinking that it will take some combined materials with molecular precision. We have some designer materials now. I would guess 10-20 years to see it roll out wide from the date that we have the theory.
But giving us better less than room temp superconductors or low resistance material would happen sooner and ramp up the industry
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