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Record 1 2004-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A device utilizing properties assumed by metals at near absolute zero temperature so that large current changes can be obtained from relatively small magnetic-field changes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
  • Matériel informatique
DEF

Dispositif utilisant les propriétés de supra-conductibilité de certains métaux à très basse température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Dispositivo que utiliza las propiedades que toman ciertos metales al estar sometidos a temperaturas cercanas al cero absoluto, de modo que pueden obtenerse grandes cambios eléctricos mediante cambios relativamente pequeños en campos magnéticos.

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