Can room-temperature superconductors work without extreme pressure?
Physicists aim to make practical materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance
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In 2020, researchers reported the first room-temperature superconductor, but it had to be squeezed to extremely high pressures. Now scientists are seeking new materials that might bring that pressure demand down.
Dean Smith