• olivier@lemmy.fait.ch
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    1 year ago

    There are actually people (e.g. https://www.twitch.tv/andrewmccalip) who are currently trying to replicate this. But from what early (internet) experts said, even if it works, is replicable and legit, it wouldn’t allow much current through it, about a quarter of amp. Still promising, but not as groundbreaking as initially put.

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      1 year ago

      There are plenty of applications where a room-temperature superconductor would still be amazing even with low max current. It could, for example, boost computing power immensely.

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        1 year ago

        Totally, not to mention setting a huge precedent on the path of a better SC. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely AM excited by LK99 ;)

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      Yeah, definitely have to wait for more details to see how impactful this will be. Even knowing that superconductors are definitely possible under ambient conditions is a pretty big result.