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 Angry-Gus discovered 16 months ago- I have a lot of questions about the challenges of maintaining the pressure compared with keeping the conventional superconductors cool but even I suspect that the trade offs will be very interesting. The systems needed to maintain pressure may be much more efficient and possibly use less space than ... more
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- rolans reviewed 3 months ago
- [citation needed]
- noself reviewed 15 months agoscience
- Ack, not true after all (see link in comments below) but it is proof of principle and paves the way for an eventual superconducting material at room temperature so all hope is not lost.
- mystuff314 reviewed 16 months agoscience
- The lesson: don't believe what you read in a tiny news article without links to a verifiable source.
- ignirtoq rated 16 months agoscience
- I still need to verify this information with the condensed matter physicists here, but if this is accurate, this is incredible. If they can get this stuff in a usable wire form and mass produced, the implications are earth-shattering. Such a thing would be akin to the discovery of electricity. Truly amazing. I really hope it's true this time.
- dsai588 reviewed 16 months agoscience
- This report is wrong, as already the link is given by Aeneas, so just follow that link to know what was the mistake ....
 Aeneas rated 16 months ago- This article is inaccurate. They discovered a material that superconducts at 16K, 280K would be room temperature. check out reducedmass.com for more information.
- grumpband rated 16 months agoscience
- "Researchers have speculated for years that hydrogen under enough pressure would superconduct at room temperature, but have been unable to achieve the necessary conditions (hydrogen is the most difficult element to compress). The Canadian and German researchers attributed their success to adding hydrogen to a compound with silicon that reduced the amount of compression needed to achieve superconductivity."
There are major implications to this discovery if this is really true.
- fostertron rated 16 months agoscience
- holy crap. This discovery will change the world.
- eta-carinae rated 16 months agoscience
- you. do. not. know. the. implications.
- Angry-Gus rated 16 months agoscience, energy, electricity, superconductors
- I have a lot of questions about the challenges of maintaining the pressure compared with keeping the conventional superconductors cool but even I suspect that the trade offs will be very interesting. The systems needed to maintain pressure may be much more efficient and possibly use less space than the refrigerating equipment. Now that the concept has been demonstrated, new substances needing less pressure might be discovered.
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