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ELI5: Why is the recent LK-99 superconductor news a big deal? (lemmy.world)
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Why is the recent news around the LK-99 room-temperature superconductor such a big deal? What material impact would those findings have on electronics and modern technology?

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[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

At the temps needed, regular copper is superconducting.

It could be helpful in some of the intermediary stages to reduce heat production, but it's not going to be a major linchpin for quantum computing. They'll still need cryostats and liquid helium cooling.