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I know nothing about tech, what would a room temp superconducter be able to do?
Actual hoverboards, finally.
Maglev trains is one I'm excited about. But they are a holy grail in physics. They have a huge range of uses.
Losslessly transporting energy over great distances. (assuming the material can reasonably be made in great quantities).
We could put up a bunch of solar panels in sparsely populated areas, and transport the energy to densely populated areas. (sahara -> Europe comes to mind).
Not these though, as the paper says they have very low saturated current loads.
So it won’t pass a lot of usable power any long distance. Which is a weird thing to admit if you’re faking a paper.
I still smell bullshit, but usually fake papers sound like they’ve discovered the second coming of Christ, they don’t admit huge limitations to their “product”.
Transmit basically unlimited electricity over a tiny conductor without losses. You could produce (solar) energy in the southern hemisphere and send it north during northern winter through a small wire.
Just look at these quantum locking stuff. Imagine what manner of applications would be made possible if we can use it in our daily life without having to lug around liquid nitrogen to cool down the superconductor.
Pocket quantum computer