Slightly OT, regarding high-temperature superconductivity: this article [1] reports on an interesting effect that appears in some materials that are showing HTS

Slightly OT, regarding high-temperature superconductivity: this article [1] reports on an interesting effect that appears in some materials that are showing HTS. A theoretical scientist is quoted there with “We probably won’t understand why the superconducting temperature in cuprates is high until we understand the strange-metal phase out of which the superconductivity emerges”. A new approach seems welcome, as it felt like progress on HTS had stalled (imo). It might finally help us to get closer to room temperature superconductors... :) [1] https://www.quantamagazine.org/universal-quantum-phenomenon-found-in-superconductors-20181119/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/universal-quantum-phenomenon-...