The Future Is Superconducting: The Rise of Room-Temperature Superconductors
By Study Buddy Shareline Core Team In March 2023, a team of researchers announced what many physicists have long dreamed of: the discovery of room-temperature superconductivity in a nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride (Lu‑N‑H) compound. Published in Nature by Dias et al., the study claimed superconductivity at 294 K (around 21°C) under pressures of approximately 10 kilobars—significantly lower than the megabar pressures required in earlier discoveries. While the claim has sparked intense debate and further scrutiny, its implications are revolutionary. For decades, scientists Read more…