Typical high-voltage transmission strains lose a portion of the electrical power as warmth
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Final yr, researchers in South Korea made a splash after claiming to have found a room-temperature superconductor that they referred to as LK99. One purpose for the joy was that such a cloth may allow ultra-efficient energy strains, serving to distribute the gigawatts of unpolluted electrical energy now coming on-line whereas minimising the quantity of latest infrastructure wanted.
LK99 proved to be a flop, and…
