new standard for audiophile cables

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www.tomsguide.com/us/research-electricity-superconductor-sapphire-fiber,news-12441.html

There could be a new approach that will drastically reduce the size of electric cables.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University said that they have created superconducting wires that use fibers made from single sapphire crystals that are "slightly thicker" than a human hair. The result is a structure that can transport about 40 times more electricity than a copper wire of the same size.

The research group believes that such cables could be used on a large scale to transport energy more efficiently. They could also be deployed to more effectively collect energy from wind and solar farms as well in energy storage.

"Sources such as wind turbines or solar panels are usually located in remote places such as deserts or offshore lines, and you need an efficient way to deliver the current," said Boaz Almog, a member of the research group. "These superconductors can traverse the long distances without losing any of the energy to heat due to electrical resistance."

There was no information on commercial applications of this technology in the near future.

You know this will be a marketing ploy in the not too distant future!

[DYohn]

What's interesting to me is my company uses single-crystal sapphire - which is made from aluminum oxide - as an electrical insulator. As far as I know it's not a conductor...

[selkec]

Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.

[Derry]

and will make all low grade speakers sound fantastic,,

can certainly see the positive for power transmission,, way smaller wire and most likely limited heat,,


Derry

[paintedklown]

Perhaps upgrading things like telephone lines, internet lines, etc would be better suited applications for such technology.

When it comes to audio ICs and speaker cables, I feel you would have a difficult sale if you try to convince the consumer there is something that is going to replace their audio cables that are physically very different than the established copper wires.

Too much entrenchment of what works and what doesn't.

I could be wrong.