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Silicon Superconductors

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the old-dog-new-tricks dept.

Diana writes "Physicists at CNRS have demonstrated superconductivity in silicon, the element long known for its semiconducting properties. High doping is the key — by substituting 9% of the silicon atoms with boron atoms, it was found that the resistance of the material drops sharply when cooled below 0.35 K. A small increase in the transition temperature is likely with further work."

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  1. Oh, Canada... by flyingfsck · · Score: 0, Troll

    At 0.35K it will only ever work in Canada. So Winterpeg could become a mecca of supercooled computing yet...

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