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Re:Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is ... by 52-6F-62 on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:32PM (#16523150)
I'm sure I'm getting way ahead of the practical side here, but am I understanding it right that this works at room/atmospheric temperatures?

Does this move the needle closer to being able to make the Meissner effect applicable in practical engineering?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissner_effect

Re:Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is ... by aidenn0 on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:51PM (#16523322)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16523268 links to the Nature abstract showing it's critical temperature is under 2 kelvin, so that's low even for cryogenic superconductors.

It's interesting because it's very high temperature given certain properties of the material; if that is confirmed, it may allow greater understanding of superconductivity, which may allow other materials to work at higher temperatures.

Re:Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is ... by 52-6F-62 on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:58PM (#16523384)
Damn! But any movement is promising. Thanks
Re:Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is ... by IntronExon on Monday March 05, 2018 @07:22PM (#16525853)
If that’s what floats your boat (sorry) then you might want to look into topological superconductors, which I think might be the way to go. The whole field of topological materials is new enough to hide something surprising and promising.