just read this that seems to support what folks were saying about how this room temperature superconductor doesn’t really superconduct. pretty interesting and i thought i saw this on one of the discussions but can’t seem to find it. please move it if needed @moderators.
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I saw this and thought to myself that it sounds too good to be true. With the fact that the researchers themselves said not to hold your breath I’m not surprised at this. It would have been revolutionary if true but oh well.
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Can’t remember where, but the most recent stuff I’ve read on it says that they’re still studying it and people are finding uses for it as a higher-temperature superconductor - just not room-temperature. It might still be an advancement, though it’s apparently difficult to make properly even if you do it right since there’s a large element of luck. That definitely might limit its use. We’re certainly not likely to see things changing fast because of it, at any rate. 
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It’s disingenuous to post a Law & Order meme when talking about technology.
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yeah, that luck part is what’s gonna kill it. no way to commercialize something at scale if it takes a lot of luck to make it. the new process these guys found does something else too, i forgot what. i think it’s just the random way it’s distributed that makes scaling impossible. whenever the number of electrons has an x in it you know it’s gonna be funky.
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While recent findings may temper some initial excitement, it’s important to recognize that scientific progress often involves setbacks and recalibrations of expectations.
findings just after i posted were that it was an accidental configuration and they can’t make it happen when they want to. of course technology may make it possible in the future but not for a while.
They exist you just need to know where to look:
