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World's Smallest Superconductor Discovered
arcticstoat writes "One of the barriers to the development of nanoscale electronics has potentially been eliminated, as scientists have discovered the world's smallest superconductor. Made up of four pairs of molecules, and measuring just 0.87nm, the superconductor could potentially be used as a nanoscale interconnect in electronic devices, but without the heat and power dissipation problems associated with standard metal conductors."
This doesn't do us a lot of good in most applications if we have to cool our processors with liquid nitrogen.
Except that most slashdotters already cool their systems with liquid nitrogen, or would love the excuse to make it so.
The bartender says "We don't serve superconductors in this bar." The world's smallest superconductor leaves without putting up any resistance.
Nothing lasts forever but the certainty of change.
"if I dunked my cat in liquid helium, it would probably begin to superconduct."
Icanhazsooperkundukter?
(sorry)
Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds.There upon the rainbow is the answer to a neverending story
To quote (more or less) one of my lab mates "if I dunked my cat in liquid helium, it would probably begin to superconduct."
"Probably"? So the cat might superconduct, and it might not. Sort of a Shrödinger's superconductor? Is that what you're getting at?
My other car is a 1984 Nark Avenger.
Yes, Mr Sexual Congress.
think of the effect if you then tied a piece of buttered toast to the back of the cat and tossed it.
The worlds first perpetual motion motion. a super conducting frozen, cat trying to land on it's feet while toast tries to land butter side down.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
What, are you some kind of play on words pundit?
That's strange, the bartender usually has such a magnetic personality.