Great news! Notice that the superconductor was made of everyday materials!
Some implications: Human ingenuity trumps Global Warming hoax and Climate Change religion!
"Now, scientists have found the first superconductor that operates at room temperature — at least given a fairly chilly room. The material is superconducting below temperatures of about 15° Celsius ...
[researchers] formed the superconductor by squeezing carbon, hydrogen and sulfur between the tips of two diamonds [diamond anvil cell] and hitting the material with laser light to induce chemical reactions. At a pressure about 2.6 million times that of Earth’s atmosphere [267 ± 10 gigapascals], and temperatures below about 15° C, the electrical resistance vanished. ...
[researchers] formed the superconductor by squeezing carbon, hydrogen and sulfur between the tips of two diamonds [diamond anvil cell] and hitting the material with laser light to induce chemical reactions. At a pressure about 2.6 million times that of Earth’s atmosphere [267 ± 10 gigapascals], and temperatures below about 15° C, the electrical resistance vanished. ...
The scientists were not able to determine the exact composition of the material or how its atoms are arranged, making it difficult to explain how it can be superconducting at such relatively high temperatures. Future work will focus on describing the material more completely ...
If a room-temperature superconductor could be used at atmospheric pressure, it could save vast amounts of energy lost to resistance in the electrical grid. ..."
If a room-temperature superconductor could be used at atmospheric pressure, it could save vast amounts of energy lost to resistance in the electrical grid. ..."
Here is the link to the respective research paper:
Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride (public access to full article here)
A peek into the diamond anvil cell
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