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Physicists May Be One Step Closer To Explaining High-Temp Superconductivity

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

sciencehabit writes For years some physicists have been hoping to crack the mystery of high-temperature superconductivity—the ability of some complex materials to carry electricity without resistance at temperatures high above absolute zero—by simulating crystals with patterns of laser light and individual atoms. Now, a team has taken—almost—the next-to-last step in such 'optical lattice' simulation by reproducing the pattern of magnetism seen in high-temperature superconductors from which the resistance-free flow of electricity emerges.

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  1. Relatively high temp... by garyisabusyguy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So when they talk about high temp semiconductors, it is still around -211F

    What does this mean in practical terms?
    Is this an easy temperature to maintain?
    What techniques or materials could we use to keep that temp?
    How does power generation and pulling off waste heat factor into it?

    I look at all the heat handlers in a datacenter and wonder, ok what if we step this down a couple hundred degrees

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    1. Re:Relatively high temp... by garyisabusyguy · · Score: 1, Redundant

      Does this make the proposed superconducting power transmission corridors feasible?
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

      Has anybody proposed a time-to-market for this, or are we still in the infinite loop of '20 years from now'?

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