In Brief: A Room Temperature Super-what? (with Richard Greene)

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🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

False alarms sounded recently about the discovery of a room temperature superconductor by way of a material called LK-99. Since then, there has been a surge in interest in the topic: what exactly is a room temperature superconductor? How would one change our lives? And just how close are we to discovering one? Preet speaks with physicist and superconductor expert Dr. Richard Greene of the University of Maryland. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at letters@cafe.com, or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe in the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is Stay Tuned In Brief.
0:09.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:10.0	In recent weeks, there's been a lot of buzz about something called a Room Temperature Superconductor.
0:18.0	The surgeon interest comes after researchers in South Korea published a paper on a material
0:23.0	named LK99 proclaiming it the first Room Temperature Superconductor.
0:29.0	Such material, which could conduct electricity with unmatched efficiency under everyday conditions,
0:34.0	would be groundbreaking.
0:36.0	But LK99 may not be the game changer many anticipated.
0:39.0	Still, the media attention has highlighted the potential significance of a Room Temperature Superconductor for science and society.
0:47.0	How does it work?
0:48.0	What could change if we discover one?
0:50.0	And just how close are we?
0:52.0	Joining me to dig into this is Dr. Richard Green.
0:54.0	He's a professor of physics at the University of Maryland
0:57.0	and was the founding director of its Center for Superconductivity Research.
1:01.0	He's been studying superconducting and other innovative materials for over 50 years.
1:06.0	Professor, welcome to the show.
1:07.0	Thanks very much.
1:08.0	It's a pleasure to be here.
1:09.0	So I'm excited to talk to you about this for many reasons.
1:13.0	But first, for folks who are not steeped, let's do a couple of basic questions.
1:18.0	Absolutely.
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