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As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of high-temperature superconductors, much of their heralded potential is still to be realized. But a growing number of successful applications suggests that they will deliver on their promise.

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Acknowledgements

We thank A. Ballarino, C. P. Foley, A. Karandikar, A. P. Malozemoff, B. Moeckly and V. Selvamanickam for providing information or photographs.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-7300, California, USA

    John Clarke

  2. Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 94720, California, USA

    John Clarke

  3. Applied Superconductivity Center, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory,

    David C. Larbalestier

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 32310, Florida, USA

    David C. Larbalestier

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John Clarke declares that he has no competing financial interests.

David Larbalestier benefits from joint support from the American Superconductor Corporation and from AFOSR for work aimed at developing better understanding of YBCO-coated conductors.

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Clarke, J., Larbalestier, D. Wired for the future. Nature Phys 2, 794–796 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys472

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