CORC (IMAGE)

Florida State University

CORC

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Conductor on Round Core (CORC®) wire. CORC wires are made by winding bands of multiple superconducting tapes in a spiral shape. Instead of soldering the tapes together, they rely on pressure between the tapes to let electricity flow from one to another.

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Courtesy of Advanced Conductor Technologies

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