Superconductors have already found important application in magnets for research and in various types of equipment employed in high-energy physics. The extent to which they will be more generally used in the construction of generators, motors, and cables is still uncertain; probably the most important application in the near future (say 10–15 years) lies in the generation and distribution of electrical power, while in the longer term plasma containment for controlled thermonuclear fusion is possibly the most important application.
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