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= High-temperature superconductor
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As of 2020, basically means "<liquid nitrogen> temperature", which is much cheaper than <liquid helium>.

The dream of course being <room temperature and pressure superconductor>.

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High-temperature superconductivity

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This was so <hot> (<no pun intended>) and <reproducible> that the prize was awarded one year after discovery. Quite rare in those days already.


Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 37

 Tagged: 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics