_Frog@feddit.chM to TeCHnology@feddit.chEnglish · 1 year agoSuperconductor showing levitation at room temperature and atmospheric pressuresciencecast.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
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minus-squareSpunkyBarnes@geddit.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSo, yesterday the pre-review paper, today the uTube video? Also, is it really “levitation” when the heaviest point on the sample remains in constant contact with the material?
minus-squarebane_killgrindlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYes, just because the force isn’t completely lifting it’s own weight doesn’t mean it’s not superconducting.
minus-squareSnek@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoAs the article posted by @bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml says it is because > They claim that the levitation was only partial because of impurities in their material.
So, yesterday the pre-review paper, today the uTube video?
Also, is it really “levitation” when the heaviest point on the sample remains in constant contact with the material?
Yes, just because the force isn’t completely lifting it’s own weight doesn’t mean it’s not superconducting.
As the article posted by @bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml says it is because
> They claim that the levitation was only partial because of impurities in their material.