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submitted 13 hours ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/science@mander.xyz

Scientists may have spotted a long-sought triplet superconductor — a material that can transmit both electricity and electron spin with zero resistance. That ability could dramatically stabilize quantum computers while slashing their energy use. Early experiments suggest the alloy NbRe behaves unlike any conventional superconductor. If verified, it could become a cornerstone of next-generation quantum and spintronic technology.

essentially a conductor for "spin currents"

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[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 10 hours ago

Still need massive amounts of energy to cool them down to superconducting temperatures

[-] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 10 hours ago

Well, if we had these aboard the International Space Station or a spaceship, we could simply choose to crank the heat down in the computer room. Might actually save energy in that case. 

Dream big! 

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 10 hours ago

It is very hard to cool things down in space

[-] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 1 points 10 hours ago

Depends how far you are from the Sun

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 10 hours ago

No, in general

There only way to expell heat is via radiation, which is very slow

https://youtu.be/-w6G7VEwNq0

[-] ageedizzle@piefed.ca 13 points 10 hours ago

Interesting, I didn’t know that

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