First of all, it is stated that what Cao Yuan discovered was not room temperature superconductivity. In addition, if anyone discovers the phenomenon of room temperature superconductivity now, he will definitely win the Nobel Prize in physics. This was originally from last year, and I don't know when it became popular again. Cao Zu was born in China and was born in 1996. Now he is studying for a doctorate at MIT. Some time ago, he discovered the special superconductivity of graphene, and published two papers in the world's top scientific magazine Nature as the first author, which can be said to be very famous.
Superconductivity has always been a phenomenon that scientists are willing to study. If the conductor is superconducting, it means that it will not generate heat when conducting current, that is, it will not lead to energy loss, which is of great significance to the scientific community. If room temperature superconductivity can be realized, it means that the world will save a lot of electricity every year. If superconductors can be used as materials to transmit electricity, energy consumption will be reduced to a minimum.
The two-person team that discovered graphene also won the Nobel Prize. Due to the super performance of this material, people constantly give new expectations. Some people have done superconducting experiments with it, but no progress has been made. Cao Yuan's achievement this time is to discover the transformation of graphene in two States: electronic conduction and non-conduction. If this can form a theory, how is this critical point formed? Are other materials ok? If so, what are the requirements? If he and his mentor can sum up a theory, Nobel.