A scientific team was able to discover a superconducting material that works at low temperatures and pressure and is able to transmit electricity without resistance, and pass magnetic fields around the material.
Which means a complete revolution in energy and electronics is possible.
The research team, led by Ranga Dias, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and physics at the University of Rochester in New York, saw the discovery, published in the journal Nature, as a breakthrough that scientists had been chasing for more than a century.
Room-temperature, room-pressure superconductivity has been a central goal of materials science for more than a century, and it may have finally been achieved https://t.co/aFMLtoAaW3
— New Scientist (@newscientist) March 8, 2023
The new discovery could also contribute to nuclear fusion, a long-awaited process that can create unlimited energy, according to the research team, which confirmed that other applications include high-speed trains and new types of medical equipment.
A team of Rochester researchers led by Ranga Dias, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of physics, have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for practical applications#URochesterResearchhttps://t.co/vKeRElkfF6
— University of Rochester (@UofR) March 9, 2023
The British newspaper "The Independent" stated that the new discovery could allow the production of batteries for mobile devices that last longer and more efficient power grids that are able to transfer energy smoothly, saving about 200 million megawatt hours that are currently lost due to resistance.
Dubbed the material "red matter", Professor Dias and his team made the material by taking a rare earth metal called lutetium and mixing it with hydrogen and a small part of nitrogen, then letting these materials react for two or three days at high temperatures.