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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by kijin on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:12PM (#36958997)
It almost feels like we're back in the days of Lavoisier. Scientists staging elaborate public experiments, blowing things up to support or debunk a popular theory. Deadly rivalries, publicity stunts, each new development a matter of personal, institutional, and national hubris.
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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by lordnacho on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:46PM (#36961615)
Personally I can't wait to be able to go to the Royal Institution in London to see someone demonstrate this thing.

Just like they demonstrated all the stuff you know from school over a hundred years ago, before you needed fancy equipment to do anything.

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Re:A Room-Temperature Superconductor? New Developments by eesmith on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:32PM (#36962331)
It reminds me of the days of cold fusion. Or the days of buckminsterfullerene.

Basically, something which is very unexpected, with potentially large consequences, and which can be done in many labs using discretionary funding.

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