Europium's Superconductivity Demonstrated 103
gabrlknght writes "An old element just learned a new trick under pressure. When cooled and squeezed very hard, the soft metallic element europium turns into a superconductor, allowing electrons to flow unfettered by resistance, a study appearing May 13 in Physical Review Letters shows. The results make europium the 53rd of the 92 naturally occurring elements to possess superconductivity, which, if harnessed, could make for more efficient energy transfer."
When squeezed, europium gives up resistance? (Score:2, Funny)
What, is it French?
80 GPa (Score:5, Funny)
80 giga-pascals of pressure? Could be useful for deep-sea power transmission. You only need to go 8000km deep to get that pressure naturally.
Re:80 GPa (Score:5, Funny)
That would be about 1620km past the center of the earth...
rj
Re:80 GPa (Score:5, Funny)
Even better. If you went at it from the other side you'd only have to go down 6380km, much easier.
Element Abuse (Score:5, Funny)
"An old element just learned a new trick under pressure"
This is an example of Element abuse! An OLD element, FORCED to learn a new trick, UNDER PRESSURE no doubt!
Stop the madness, leave the poor elements alone, especially the old ones.
Extreme Hazard (Score:4, Funny)
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:5, Funny)
Your temperature scale is clearly incorrect.
As it regards cold, it goes from Chilly, to Cold, to Freezing, eventually reaching Ridiculously Cold, Unbelievably Cold and Impossibly Cold.
oh wait, are you using the imperial system of verbal measurement? Never mind.
Re:80 GPa (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe OP is talking about after we've colonized Jupiter? :)
All these elements (Score:5, Funny)
All these elements are yours except Europium. Attempt no superconducting there.
Re:Fuzzy math... (Score:5, Funny)
I figure the real benefit from research isn't the discoveries, its the economic benefit of decent, well-paying jobs in a pleasant park-like campus.
Re:80 GPa (Score:4, Funny)
I always knew it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:5, Funny)
Wake me when someone reaches Plaid Cold.
Re:80 GPa (Score:3, Funny)
You sound like a Congressman discussing the budget.
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:3, Funny)
You forgot Brrrrrrrr, the temperature at which animated characters freeze instantly. Sometimes they shatter or break into ice cubes of course.
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:5, Funny)
> As it regards cold, it goes from Chilly, to Cold, to Freezing, eventually reaching Ridiculously Cold, Unbelievably Cold and Impossibly Cold.
I'm Canadian you insensitive clod. I'd still be in shorts and a t-shirt.
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:4, Funny)
In certain circles where greater accuracy is required its common to use a finer precision in the jump from Freezing to Ridiculously Cold.
This is done by having Bloody Freezing and F*****ing Freezing as additional points on the scale.
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:5, Funny)
oh noooo. That was measured with lasers!
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:5, Funny)
Please no jokes about sticking a thermometer up Uranus.
Re:Fuzzy math... (Score:1, Funny)
800,000 BAR (~14.5 PSI) = 11,600,000 PSI.
There shouldn't be any problem finding a compressor capable of such pressures used on ebay.
Re:happened with other SCs as well (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Element Abuse (Score:3, Funny)