Simply Put: Promise of a new science | Explained News, The Indian Express

Simply Put: Promise of a new science | Explained News, The Indian Express
Written by Amitabh Sinha |Pune |Updated: June 21, 2019 10:35:46 am

Simply Put: Promise of a new science

IISc researchers have reported superconductivity at room temperature. Their finding, now under review, will be a breakthrough if verified. How does superconductivity work, and why is this claim so significant?

Superconductivity is a phenomenon that allows electric current to flow through a material without facing electrical resistance. So far, it had been observed only in extreme temperatures. (Getty Images)

About a year ago, two scientists from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-Bangalore reported an extraordinary finding on a public online scientific forum — they had observed superconductivity at room temperature, in a new composite material made of gold and silver.