X-ray detectors in the semiconductor industry could be the best chance that superconductors have of becoming a useful technology.

ECONOMIST: Microrefrigeration

Lead selenium is a semiconductor that has been used in infrared detectors and thermal imaging.

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X-ray detectors for identifying impurities in semiconductor chips (among other things) would be interested in such a device.

ECONOMIST: Microrefrigeration