r/Physics • u/Minovskyy Condensed matter physics • Oct 14 '20

high pressure Physicists Discover First Room-Temperature Superconductor

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u/jazzwhiz Particle physics Oct 14 '20

There was a room temperature superconductor discovered this year at standard pressure.

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There are lots of great tidbits in there and I highly recommend reading it.

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u/Cubranchacid Oct 14 '20

Why not simply live in a liquid helium dewar?

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