Discovery of room-temperature superconductors could
If confirmed, discovery of room temperature superconductors could be one of the biggest physics announcements this century, paving way for longer-lasting batteries and
Is it possible to make a material that is a superconductor at room temperature and atmospheric pressure? A room-temperature superconductor is a hypothetical material capable of displaying superconductivity above 0 °C (273 K; 32 °F), operating temperatures which are commonly encountered in everyday settings.
High-temperature superconducting materials are presently in use in various applications. An example is the production of magnetic fields in some particle accelerators. The ultimate goal is to discover materials that are superconducting at room temperature.
Since the discovery of high-temperature superconductors ("high" being temperatures above 77 K (−196.2 °C; −321.1 °F), the boiling point of liquid nitrogen), several materials have been claimed, although not confirmed, to be room-temperature superconductors.
To do so would undermine the economics and the advantages that Nature and Science have. If confirmed, discovery of room temperature superconductors could be one of the biggest physics announcements this century, paving way for longer-lasting batteries and efficient grids.
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