Why Scientists Are Obsessed With Finding a Room-Temperature Superconductor (www.popularmechanics.com)
from cm0002@sh.itjust.works to science@mander.xyz on 10 Oct 21:44
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LodeMike@lemmy.today on 10 Oct 23:00 collapse

Because it will speed up computers a ton without requiring an obnoxious amount of cooling.

There. You see how easy that was? This doesn’t need to be an article.

Legianus@programming.dev on 10 Oct 23:10 next collapse

I guess that is one of many applications. Also strong magnets, levitation (that is more funny or futuristic depending on application)

ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com on 11 Oct 00:16 next collapse

Lossless electrical transmission, tho deployment depends of financial viability of course, so the material would need to be relatively cheap

Wrufieotnak@feddit.org on 11 Oct 09:31 collapse

For long range cable it doesn’t even need to be so cheap. If you can transport cheap solar electricity nearly without losses from the equator to more polar regions, that could be economically feasible already. Doesn’t need to connect every house with that material, just the big distances between generating and using regions.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 11 Oct 00:22 collapse

I mean, if you already know what a superconductor is and commonly used for, the answer should be obvious. I suspect most people don’t know what a superconductor even is, though.