POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Section 16 Filings)
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Martin McDermut or William Buchanan, and each of them, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, to:
1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Superconductor Technologies Inc., Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power or substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder.
This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this __10__ day of ___April, 2006_.

Signature    Adam Lee Shelton

Print Name   Adam Lee Shelton

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