4th Superconducting Signature Observed

There are many open questions about how superconductivity forms. Ultimately, we want to understand this so that we can make a room-temperature superconductor. In a Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) superconductor 4 distinct changes occur at the transitions: the material has zero resistance, it now exhibits the Meisner effect, the specific heat increases, and the electrons band together to form cooper pairs. In high-temperature unconventional superconductors, this banding together of electrons is not well understood. As such, it is useful to try and image this process to better understand it. In this latest research [1, 2], scientists have used the technique of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy referred to as ARPES to image this transition from normal fermionic electrons to bosonic cooper pairs. This is a proof of principle experiment that holds a lot of promise for investigating some of the high-temperature and high-pressure superconductors and may be useful in clearing up the controversy surrounding the recently measured room-temperature superconductor [3, 4]

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0:51 - Superconductors
3:25 - Latest measurement (ARPES)

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Room Temperature? There are some that Freeze the room to 1°Kelvin then make the claim that a room temperature superconductor has been achieved, but that's Cheating. I think "Room Temperature" needs to be redefined, maybe a "habitable temperature" or high temperature" for humans and not extremophiles.

Imagine a Superconductor that stays superconducting at 212°F, that would be awesome. But one degree pass that, and it loses all Superconductivity.

The Neodymium Magnets, if the temperature gets too hot for them they lose their magnetization. I wonder if studying why this happens might help us understand why Superconductors lose their Superconductivity when they get "too hot"?

Imagine having a Superconductor that superconducts at 212°F, but if it's on a satellite in Space and gets radiation from the sun, it'll lose it's ability. Therefore at really high temperature Superconductor needs to be made. A million degrees Superconductor that's the dream.

I wonder if A.I. could help with this. I knew that A.I. would be necessary for Fusion to become stable, and then I read a science article about them doing just that. Another science article, protein folding, once thought to be unsolvable, A.I. comes along and shows us how to do it. I feel A.I. needs to be applied to really high temperature Superconductor research.