• New Theory Predicts Room-Temperature Superconductivity (Think Unobtainium from Avatar)
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THE BITCHES LOVE ROoM TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY!
[B]so a room temperature superconductor walks into a bar. the bartender says "sorry pal, we don't serve your type around here." and the superconductor leaves with zero resistance[/B]
what a knee slapper
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;26624044]If room temperature superconductivity is possible, why not Cold Fusion :smug:[/QUOTE]Find a substance or method that readily fuses in room temperature with a positive net energy release and you will be crowned Lord of the Universe. [QUOTE=Capn'Underpants;26633774]Translation: we say things in science talk so you dumb ignorant hicks can't steal our science and recreate it with a toaster and a airconditioner, because our way requires you to give us millions of dollars.[/QUOTE]HAHA! You really are dense, aren't you?
Is it yet understood how type 2 superconductors work?
[QUOTE=2 > 1;26643141]Is it yet understood how type 2 semiconductors work?[/QUOTE] Semiconductors are well understood. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] They predict a similar mechanism for Type II superconductors as for Type I, but their is no exact approach that would be widely accepted.
New theory for superconductors and a working railgun test in one week? GLORIOUS!
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[QUOTE=mercurius;26643376]Semiconductors are well understood. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] They predict a similar mechanism for Type II superconductors as for Type I, but their is no exact approach that would be widely accepted.[/QUOTE] Yeah I meant superconductor, not semi. My shallow as fuck high school course didn't go into much depth into superconductors, we were taught how it works, but according to the teacher (he has a PHD in applied physics) it was partially wrong.
[QUOTE=lockdown6;26623462]I have no fucking clue what anything in that article means[/QUOTE] too much fucking jargon
I don't know. I study this stuff and I can tell you one thing: room temperature is.statistic hell. So many random symetry breaks. And even if they find a material with the required potential wells around 300 K, most of these have seriouse phase change issues.
Researchers in Fairbanks, Alaska have already created a room-temperature superconductor.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26644924]Researchers in Fairbanks, Alaska have already created a room-temperature superconductor.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4076616/EE-Times-corrects-story-on-silane-as-a-potential-superconductor[/url] No they have not: [release]Researchers have long speculated that hydrogen under enough pressure would superconduct, but have so far been unable to achieve the necessary conditions since hydrogen is difficult to compress to the density required for superconductivity.[/release] Even if they would reach the pressure that is needed you cannot just build pipes filled with this potential candidate because the tubes simply would explode. There is a reason they use diamonds for this. Diamond anvil cells to be precise: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_anvil_cell[/url] Good luck making tubes out of diamonds to keep the pressure of lets say 300 gigapascals on your superconductor so it keeps its room temperature properties. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] If it's not working under standard conditions it's not very practicable/cheap to use it.
Okay, I understand a LOT more about physics than the VAST MAJORITY of people my age, but this?... This just went totally over my head. If I weren't so tired I'd crack wikipedia open and spend the next three hours learning everything I can learn on the subject and then reread the article, but... maybe tomorrow.
[article] _O_ <--My head . | . ^ Fallback option: make fun of Avatar for the most stupid fake element name in recorded history. [i]Impossibletocollectium.[/i]
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;26645435][article] _O_ <--My head . | . ^ Fallback option: make fun of Avatar for the most stupid fake element name in recorded history. [i]Impossibletocollectium.[/i][/QUOTE] When I first watched Avatar, when they told us about Unobtainium, I was like "ha ha, engineering joke! Now they'll give us the real name." It was the real name. I was pissed. That just ruined the immersion for me.
[QUOTE=mercurius;26645093][url]http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4076616/EE-Times-corrects-story-on-silane-as-a-potential-superconductor[/url] No they have not: [release]Researchers have long speculated that hydrogen under enough pressure would superconduct, but have so far been unable to achieve the necessary conditions since hydrogen is difficult to compress to the density required for superconductivity.[/release] Even if they would reach the pressure that is needed you cannot just build pipes filled with this potential candidate because the tubes simply would explode. There is a reason they use diamonds for this. Diamond anvil cells to be precise: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_anvil_cell[/url] Good luck making tubes out of diamonds to keep the pressure of lets say 300 gigapascals on your superconductor so it keeps its room temperature properties. [editline]12th December 2010[/editline] If it's not working under standard conditions it's not very practicable/cheap to use it.[/QUOTE] wow you completely missed the joke think about what room temperature actually is in alaska
For those reading still in high school, take AP Physics E&M. It's not as good as the actual college course, but you'll know the basics well enough.
[QUOTE=wuzzimu;26656820]For those reading still in high school, take AP Physics E&M. It's not as good as the actual college course, but you'll know the basics well enough.[/QUOTE] No not really
Very intriguing. The effect of the cholratis against the pulse frequencies in the second spectrum will allow for superconducting without the need for sequenced electrical bungalos. Yeah I don't understand anything the article says.
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