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Science Mag

Fulfilling a decades-old quest, this week researchers report creating the first superconductor that does not have to be cooled for its electrical resistance to vanish. There’s a catch: The new room temperature superconductor only works at a pressure equivalent to about three-quarters of that at the center of Earth. But if researchers can stabilize the material at ambient pressure, dreamed-of applications of superconductivity could be within reach, such as low-loss power lines and ultrapowerful superconducting magnets that don’t need refrigeration, for MRI machines and maglev trains.

Newswise

There’s a saying that true friendships stand the test of time. But does that apply to Facebook friendships that are tested by differing longtime political beliefs?

Phys.Org

Compressing simple molecular solids with hydrogen at extremely high pressures, University of Rochester engineers and physicists have, for the first time, created material that is superconducting at room temperature.

Futurism

For the first time, a team of scientists say they’ve built a superconducting material — one that permits the totally unimpeded flow of electricity — that works at room temperature.

Scientific American

Scientists have created a mystery material that seems to conduct electricity without any resistance at temperatures of up to about 15 °C. That’s a new record for superconductivity, a phenomenon usually associated with very cold temperatures. The material itself is poorly understood, but it shows the potential of a class of superconductors discovered in 2015.

Australian Broadcasting Corp.

The Senate confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has entered its second day, with the conservative Justice refusing to declare if she'd vote to overturn US abortion law.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Whether it's a loss of income or COVID-19 concerns, going to the dentist has been something lots of people are taking a pass on these days.

Science Codex

There's a saying that true friendships stand the test of time. But does that apply to Facebook friendships that are tested by differing longtime political beliefs?

K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now

The COVID-19 testing site at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center is adjusting its hours and will begin offering tests on Sundays and Mondays to provide testing seven days a week between the UNLV site and the Las Vegas Cashman Center site.

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