Superconducting Magnets
Superconducting Magnets — Terra Invicta technology. Scientists devise super-cooled magnets entirely free from electrical resistance, and thus able to gene…
About Superconducting Magnets
Superconducting Magnets is a Terra Invicta technology in Materials with a research cost of 10,000.
Scientists devise super-cooled magnets entirely free from electrical resistance, and thus able to generate far more efficient - and powerful - fields than ever before.
Electromagnetics have become the cornerstone of our technological progress, but as it becomes necessary to contain and direct ever-greater forces, we in turn must generate far stronger magnetic fields. Our newly-designed superconducting magnets operate very similarly to existing electromagnets, but have effectively zero resistance to electricity. No resistance means no heat generation and no energy loss. This efficiency means much more power, which, in practical terms, means magnetic fields should allow us to contain hydrogen without adding extra mass to our ship systems. The effect may even be strong enough to keep antimatter separate from matter. This is an important breakthrough in terms of meeting both our future power and weapon needs. The roadblock until now has been the requirement to keep such coils as low as -452 degrees Fahrenheit, but the creation of low-footprint, affordable cryo-coolers finally makes this plausible even when space and weight is at a premium.
Prerequisites
Leads to
- Advanced Hydrogen Containment
- Coilguns
- High-Energy Electromagnetic Propulsion
- Magnetic Plasma Confinement
- Plasma Weapons
- Tin Droplet Radiator
- Gallium Mist Radiator
- Lithium Spray Radiator
- Cyclotron
- Firestar Fission Lantern
- Advanced Cavity Drive
- Advanced Pulsar Drive
- Superconducting Mass Driver
- Maglev Trains