Tuesday 25 August 2015

New record set for high-temperature superconductivity



With their zero electrical resistance and remarkable magnetic and thermal conductive properties, superconductors have the potential to revolutionize numerous technologies. The trouble is, they work best at cryogenic temperatures in the neighborhood of absolute zero (-273° C, -460° F). As part of the quest to come up with a room temperature superconductor, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a new record-high-temperature superconductor – and it smells like rotten eggs.

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Section: Science

Tags:
Cryogenics
superconductor
Physics
Max Planck Institute
Temperature
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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