It isn't clear from the article that the material is superconductive at ambient temperature, so I'm skeptical.
To: epithermal
The kamikaze works well - but only one time!
2 posted on
01/11/2011 6:09:27 AM PST by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Diogenesis
ping... did you see this one?
To: epithermal
turns them into superconductors at ambient temperature.
That's a misprint. I'd bet my fortune on it.
4 posted on
01/11/2011 6:12:09 AM PST by
ZX12R
To: epithermal
Hot booze works on a lot of people that way.
6 posted on
01/11/2011 6:28:46 AM PST by
GBA
(Not on our watch!)
To: epithermal
This man is now being looked upon as the real father of super conductivity:
Seen here with his other associates at the Italian Swiss Colony research facilities.
8 posted on
01/11/2011 6:40:10 AM PST by
Mr. Jazzy
(God bless the United States of America and protect her from the enemies of freedom.)
To: epithermal
It is plausible and no big suprise. It has long been known that combinations of some alcohols, salts, acids etc can have a catalytic effect on other materials and processes. It’s like saying that long term heating of vegetables in lightly salted water can miraculously result in vegetable soup.
9 posted on
01/11/2011 6:55:06 AM PST by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: epithermal
The scientist, Dr. Yoshihiko Takano of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Tsukuba, Japan, made the discovery after a party, soaking samples of a potential superconductor in hot alcoholic drinks before testing them next day for superconductivity. The commercial alcoholic beverages, especially wine, were much more effective than either water or pure alcohol.I'm glad they found a good use for warm saki. Drinking the stuff wasn't it.
11 posted on
01/11/2011 7:04:23 AM PST by
magslinger
(Samuel Colt, feminist. Making women equal to men for over 150 years.)
To: epithermal
To me room temperature superconductivity is a lot like cold fusion; I’ll beleive it when I see it work. Until then it is just another professor looking for grant money.
To: epithermal
Good thing he doesn’t work at a nuclear plant. I bet the plutonium would help heat up party drinks nicely!
To: epithermal
A better explanation here: http://www.dailytech.com/Various+Alcohols+Shown+To+Make+Various+Improvements+on+Specific+Superconductor/article20628.htm
To: The Comedian
Interested in superconductors?
21 posted on
01/13/2011 6:23:29 AM PST by
TheOldLady
("...Communists in Congress, and Islamics everywhere, are showing who they truly are." - Lazamataz)
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