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Never-before-seen electron behavior could help scientists create superwires

• samstave 5y ago
  >>unexpected path electrons can take through 2D, highly structured materials: That path is called branched flow. Branched flow happens when any kind of wave—sound, light, or even ocean—moves across uneven surfaces that bump them into tree-like, chaotic branches. Before now, branched flow had never been observed in such rigid, 2D, solid structures. The discovery could help explain how quantum mechanics influence electron behavior, and also give scientists a way to control electron paths in order to create artificial superconductors with "superwires."* -- Don't electrons travel in this branched behavior when a piece of wood is hit by lightning/high voltage....? Does the shape of a wire affect electron pathways? If you formed a wire as it was extruded under super high heat, and the wire was pulled through a strong magnetic field, would that 'impede' the wire's performance or enhance it?