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Europium's Superconductivity Demonstrated

Posted by samzenpus on from the great-new-taste dept.

gabrlknght writes "An old element just learned a new trick under pressure. When cooled and squeezed very hard, the soft metallic element europium turns into a superconductor, allowing electrons to flow unfettered by resistance, a study appearing May 13 in Physical Review Letters shows. The results make europium the 53rd of the 92 naturally occurring elements to possess superconductivity, which, if harnessed, could make for more efficient energy transfer."

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  1. When cooled and squeezed very hard... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...the otherwise metallic element Nancy Peolsi turns into a super-lier, allowing falsehood to flow unfettered by resistance.

    (In regards to her statements she didn't know waterboarding was torture, mislead by CIA etc.)