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The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor (arxiv.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A room-temperature superconductor would be the single biggest discovery since the transistor, so take this with a grain of salt until we get some independent reproductions. But, if true, this is world-changing.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

two words. peer. review.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Sounds exciting, but magical. Like that EM drive thing from like a decade ago. So exciting but ultimately nothing. Hopefully this turns out better.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

image of a super conductor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

holy shit,
and its literally just some lead mineral (lead Apatite)

Not only would it be a gigantic breakthrough,
it sounds almost affordable compared to rare earths (afaik Apatite can be lab grown)

i sure hope it turns out true after peer review

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