American superconductor rose more than 150% in front of the disk, and read the influence of superconductors at room temperature and pressure.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens and soft media users for 1520111 clue delivery! Beijing, August 1 (Xinhua)-- South Korean researchers announced at the end of last month that they had discovered superconducting materials at "normal temperature and pressure", causing widespread concern. The study involved a lead apatite called LK-99, which exhibits superconductivity below 127 ℃. Shares of American Superconductor (American Superconductor) jumped 150% in pre-market trading on Tuesday, buoyed by the news.

Superconductors at room temperature and pressure are regarded as one of the holy grails of modern physics. If the experimental results can be reproduced, it will be a major breakthrough in physics, enough to win a Nobel Prize. However, the South Korean researchers' paper has been questioned by foreign counterparts, and it is considered that the conclusion is premature and "very likely to be an illusion".

South Korean researchers say they have found a superconductor at room temperature and pressure. Let's take a brief look at what a superconductor is. A superconductor is a conductor that can achieve zero resistance at a specific temperature. For a long time, it can not be used in real life, because it usually needs to be cooled to extremely low temperature and requires extremely high pressure to achieve superconductivity.

If the South Korean study is confirmed, it will almost revolutionize society as much as the human discovery of electricity. Here are seven major impacts:

1. The power consumption of digital products is greatly reduced.

Superconductors will replace all wires in electronic circuits, and the energy consumption of electronic devices will be greatly reduced.

2. The railway becomes a maglev train.

All human railways will be able to be converted into maglev trains and will no longer be driven by electricity or coal.

3. Save a lot of electricity and save the environment

To achieve zero loss in power transmission, it is no longer necessary to use generators to convert low-voltage alternating current into high-voltage alternating current suitable for transmission.

4. the cost of scientific research is greatly reduced.

Solve the energy consumption of a small town for each operation of the large Hadron Collider.

5. Nuclear fusion will become a feasible energy source.

Get a wire that can carry almost infinite current without heating, a self-sufficient thermonuclear reaction.

6. Create a large number of jobs

The need for a large number of technical personnel, workers, business personnel, etc., will create a huge job market.

7. great progress will be made in alternative energy.

Extra electricity could be used to extract hydrogen from sea water and use it as fuel, which would almost eliminate the need for fossil fuels.

All in all, the discovery of superconductors at room temperature and pressure will really completely change the way human beings live today.