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Can room-temperature superconductors work without extreme pressure?

Physicists aim to make practical materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance

atoms of a high-temperature superconductor

In 2020, researchers reported the first room-temperature superconductor, but it had to be squeezed to extremely high pressures. Now scientists are seeking new materials that might bring that pressure demand down.

Dean Smith

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

For decades, scientists quested after a room-temperature superconductor. Now that they’ve finally found one, the hunt is on for an even better material.