December 2, 2002

Electricity Transmission And Rates Of Technological Diffusion

According to this article, American Superconductor has achieved an important milestone in producing transmission wires from high temperature superconductor material: “American Superconductor Corporation announced it has achieved reproducible results in electrical performance over 10-meter lengths of its second generation, coated conductor composite, high temperature superconductor (HTS) wires that are significantly ahead of the goals set …

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My Weather Pixie’s A Bit Daft

Okay, it’s snowing here, and my Weather Pixie is still not wearing any gloves! At some point I’d like to program her to wear jaunty, hand-knitted gloves, scarf and hat when the temp goes below 40F. In my copious free time …