Yogthos (@yogthos@mas.to)
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Attached: 1 image The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor may have been developed. According to the authors, the LK-99 material can be prepared in about 34 hrs with extremely basic lab equipment (a mortar & pestle, basic vacuum, and furnace). These results could be replicated within days or weeks. Superconductivtiy would be a game changer in a lot of areas. 🧵 https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12008

The first room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor may have been developed.

According to the authors, the LK-99 material can be prepared in about 34 hrs with extremely basic lab equipment (a mortar & pestle, basic vacuum, and furnace). These results could be replicated within days or weeks.

Superconductivity would be a game changer in a lot of areas. 🧵

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  • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Apparently they patented the compound back in 2021

    https://patents.google.com/patent/KR20230030188A/en

      • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        The actual material itself is not very useful for industrial purposes the critical current where superconductivity breaks down is too low for shit like maglev trains

        But if the principles for superconductivity were identified correctly someone else could find an analogous material to this that can operate at a higher current