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0 pointscorndoge11y ago0 comments

STP[1] is 0 °C, 100 kPa. It's room temperature for science.

Edit: The significance of this is that superconductors that operate at room temperature did not exist. If they come into existence, and mature, you can expect to see the development of technology which appears to be powered by magic.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_conditions_for_temper...

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sysk11y ago· 1 in thread

I understand that the practical implications of room temperature superconductivity would be huge.

I simply found the "= perpetual motion machine" part strange given that such machines are known to be impossible while >0K superconductivity is known to be possible (and if superconductivity is impossible past a given temperature, it would be a surprising coincidence if that temperature happened to be 273.15K). Now that I read the comment again, the original commenter probably didn't mean it literally.

Dylan1680711y ago

Well it is literally perpetual motion.

And yes as far as exact temperature it's about qualitative differences, not quantitative ones.

The first revolutionary hurdle is making it work on a desktop with a simple fridge-style cooling mechanism.

The second hurdle is making it work around 40-50C, then your phone and almost everything can take advantage of it.

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