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SUPERCONDUCTOR |
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The power requirements of Optical Computers and the nascent Industrial
Base stimulate research into high-temperature Superconductors, an advance
long considered a ‘holy Grail’ by physical chemists. A Superconductor is a
material that does not resist a flow of electrons. Using a Superconductor,
power can be transmitted at incredible speeds over vast distances with no
degradation. Bulky and expensive cooling equipment for high-powered machinery
or weaponry becomes unnecessary, because these materials remain cool and efficient
as electricity passes through them.
| Prerequisites | Optical Computers ( Discover 3 ) |
| Industrial Base ( Build 1 ) | |
| Leads to | Applied Relativity ( Discover 5 ) |
| Fusion Power ( Discover 6 ) | |
| Unit Weapon | Gatling Laser |
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