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Well not an exact advantage, but researchers have made a metal that can superconduct at -70C. (near to the lowest recorded temperature on earth.) >The research
by nitin_flanker 11y ago
Well not an exact advantage, but researchers have made a metal that can superconduct at -70C. (near to the lowest recorded temperature on earth.)
>The researchers found that under the pressure from their diamond anvil it transformed into a material that superconducted at temperatures as high as -70 °C, breaking the previous record of around -110 °C.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28058-warmest-ever-superconductor-works-at-antarctic-temperatures/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28058-warmest-ever-su...
As the tech may improve, soon we may be able to build superconductors which will be capable of functioning on earth temperatures.
- jeffwass 11y agoExcept that superconductor required a pressure of 1.6 million atmospheres! Dunking a high-Tc superconductor in a dewar of liquid nitrogen is pretty easy and relatively low cost, and I believe far more practical. I don't know that much about the diamond anvils used to generate these pressures but I believe it's only over tiny surface areas in specialised equipment.