just you It was thought that the hype about room temperature superconductors was over, but that's not the case.
Swiss quantum algorithm startup Terra Quantum and its lab at Brazil's State University of Campinas (Unicamp) claim to have discovered a type of graphite that is superconducting at ambient temperature and pressure.
Terra Quantum is no small operation. The company raised $60 million for its quantum platform as a service in early 2022. However, there is no need to get your hopes up.
If discovered and independently confirmed, room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize everything from power transmission to computing, electric cars, MRI machines and maglev trains.
Lately, claims of room temperature superconductivity seem to be blooming like flowers after a rainstorm. Last year alone, three high-profile cases were debunked, retracted, or brought into serious doubt.
Consider this latest one to fall into the latter category. Researchers TechCrunch+ spoke to were skeptical that the new material was a room-temperature superconductor.