Could This Be The Most Important Patent Ever?

Room temperature superconductivity has been a dream for researchers and industry alike for many years, and it may have just been discovered. The ability to conduct electricity without loss of energy has the potential to revolutionise energy grids, transportation, and computing amongst many other industries. There may even be currently unknown applications which would benefit. Indeed the laser was originally created without a specific technical aim, but is now one of the most important industrial tools. A room temperature superconductor could have an even bigger impact than lasers.

On 22 July 2023, researchers Sukbae Lee, Ji-Hoon Kim, and Young-Wan Kwon from the Quantum Energy Research Centre, Inc in South Korea released a pre-print article entitled "The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor". As this is a pre-print, it has not been subject to peer-review and, given the remarkable title, it will no doubt be subject to extremely detailed scrutiny over