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Re:How Close Are We to the Holy Grail of Room-Temperature Su... by CorrectHorseBat on Monday April 17, 2023 @01:58AM (#35597263)
To get there we wouldn't just need a superconductor, but a supersemiconductor that could switch instantly between infinite and zero resistance. I don't think we're anywhere near that, let alone one at room temperature.

From the top my head, most power is dissipated in switching, then leakage (for that we would actually need higher resistance in the transistors) and only then resistive losses in powerlines.

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Re:How Close Are We to the Holy Grail of Room-Temperature Su... by codethief on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:47AM (#35599870)
> From the top my head, most power is dissipated in switching, then leakage (for that we would actually need higher resistance in the transistors) and only then resistive losses in powerlines.

Interesting, I stand corrected then!

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