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Superconductor Breakthrough Findings Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing - Tom's Hardware
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A practical superconductor is a huge deal, it would drastically change the way we deal with electrical power distribution and electromechanical applications. So any development is going to be big news. Though we're not talking about an actual working conductor, it's just excitement over research advancement, yeah? I've seen this kind of "big news" before in other tech sectors and time often proves it unworthy. If it does present a big step toward a practical superconductor that's great, but I wouldn't count any eggs yet.
I would say this is likely not a practical super conductor... But it may well be the first ever room temperature super conductor.
The first semi-conductors were not practical either, but we can all see where that led!
It led to the LED!