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The first room-temperature superconductor has finally been found

The compound conducts electricity without resistance up to 15° C, but only under high pressure

two diamonds squeezing superconductor material

When squeezed to high pressure between two diamonds (shown), a material made of carbon, sulfur and hydrogen can transmit electricity without resistance at room temperature.

Adam Fenster

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

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Editor’s note: On September 26, 2022, Nature retracted the study described in this article after other researchers raised concerns regarding how the data were processed and analyzed.