Theoretical Progress Toward Room Temperature Superconductors

Room temperature superconductors would be a game-changer in our energy-hungry world. Even as we integrate alternative energy sources into the electric grid, create more energy efficient devices, and reduce demand where we can, we still battle resistance. Electrical resistance, that is.Every time electricity travels through a wire, it loses energy to resistance, which usually comes off as heat. The one exception to this loss is in superconductors. Electricity can travel through superconducting ma...