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World's Smallest Superconductor Discovered 72

arcticstoat writes "One of the barriers to the development of nanoscale electronics has potentially been eliminated, as scientists have discovered the world's smallest superconductor. Made up of four pairs of molecules, and measuring just 0.87nm, the superconductor could potentially be used as a nanoscale interconnect in electronic devices, but without the heat and power dissipation problems associated with standard metal conductors."

Comment Re:Yup, Posturing (Score 3, Informative) 302

Most people here are complaining about gas prices because not just our cars but our entire economy runs on gasoline. Keep in mind that rail systems here are laughable compared to that of your average Western European country, and nearly every kind of commerce is at some level dependent upon petroleum-powered transit - trucking, shipping, aviation, etc. In aggregate, this means that oil prices have a huge effect on the US economy.

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