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High-temperature superconductors are getting serious attention as a way to cut energy losses inside AI data centers. The logic is straightforward – zero-resistance electrical transmission means less wasted power in distribution and less heat that needs cooling, two of the biggest cost drivers in modern compute facilities. Microsoft is among the companies evaluating HTS integration for its infrastructure. With AI workloads pushing power density far beyond what traditional data center designs anticipated, the supply-side conversation has quietly shifted from just building more capacity to rethinking how electricity actually moves through a facility. If HTS materials prove viable at scale, the bottleneck moves from physics to manufacturing.
