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Jan 21, 2026 - Researchers Accidentally Discover New Superconducting State


Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have achieved a real breakthrough in superconductor research: they have discovered a new superconductor state. And this could be an important step towards room-temperature superconductors : the holy grail of solid-state physics, which has always been within reach and yet never quite so. Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize energy transmission, medicine, and quantum computers .
The problem: Until now, extremely low temperatures of around minus 200 degrees Celsius have usually been required to create superconductors That is why research into room-temperature superconductors has been ongoing for years. We regularly report on breakthroughs in this field on our channel. And of course, I don`t want to keep this breakthrough from you either.
In this video, you`ll learn how this new superconductor works, the physics behind it, and whether it will soon revolutionize our technology.
Chapters:
00:00 Caltech Discovers New Superconducting State
02:10 Condition 1: Transition Temperature
03:42 Condition 2: Meissner--Ochsenfeld Effect
04:40 Condition 3: Electron-Phonon Coupling
06:06 What Did Caltech Research?
06:58 Energy Gap
08:22 The Unexpected Result
09:35 The BIG Hurdle



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