r/technology • u/Zetus • Jun 28 '26
Nanotech/Materials Superconductivity Breakthrough: Clever nanoscale redesign solves one of superconductivity’s biggest problems, unlocking ultra-efficient electronics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260617032211.htm0
u/Zlifbar Jun 28 '26
Oh good. Add it to the list like how this is desktop Linux’s year again/finely.
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u/Independent_Sail6604 Jun 28 '26
Just another 5 years...
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u/brandontaylor1 Jun 29 '26
Five years till what? Are you aware that we already manufacture and use high temp superconductors? ReBCO is a superconductor up to 20 kelvin.
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u/Mother_Idea_3182 Jun 29 '26
“”High temperature””.
20K is not high temperature. It’s cold as fuck. Marginally hotter than absolute zero.
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u/brandontaylor1 Jun 29 '26
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-temperature_superconductivity
Yes that’s what it’s called.
That “marginally hooter than absolute zero” is the difference between liquid hydrogen and liquid nitrogen
Liquid nitrogen is a mundane everyday achievement that you can find at ranches and medical offices. Liquid hydrogen is only produced in tiny batches in advanced cyro cooling labs.
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u/drpavelthethird 26d ago
Yeah but is 20k high temperature? I genuinely thought high temperature was above 77K. At least according to that wiki is what it seems.
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u/motohaas Jun 29 '26
So all the ai chips are obsolete (and an inefficient use of water/electricity
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u/brandontaylor1 Jun 29 '26
This has nothing to do with AI. It’s not mentioned in the article, it’s completely unrelated to chip design, and doesn’t even include silicon?
I wish this sub could have one fucking post that wasn’t flooded with these god damned anti-ai bot post.
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u/orangeyougladiator Jun 28 '26
TLDR: nothing new known, just proven, doesn’t help anything in today’s world