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pdurrant · 10-15-2020, 02:22 AM

The first room-temperature superconductor has been created!

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02895-0

OK, it's a bit of a chilly room, but still!

Unfortunately, it's not at room pressure. It transitions at 287.7 kelvin (14.55C) at 267 gigapascals (2.6 million atmospheres).

But it's still a marvellous achievement, and will almost certainly lead to greater understanding of the physics of superconductivity.

And with a bit of luck, it may even lead to room temperature superconductors that don't need to be kept in a diamond anvil.

10-15-2020, 02:22 AM	#1
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,071 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Room temperature superconductor! The first room-temperature superconductor has been created! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02895-0 OK, it's a bit of a chilly room, but still! Unfortunately, it's not at room pressure. It transitions at 287.7 kelvin (14.55C) at 267 gigapascals (2.6 million atmospheres). But it's still a marvellous achievement, and will almost certainly lead to greater understanding of the physics of superconductivity. And with a bit of luck, it may even lead to room temperature superconductors that don't need to be kept in a diamond anvil. Last edited by pdurrant; 10-15-2020 at 04:04 AM.