Japanese scientists use red wine, sake to induce superconductivity
Japanese scientists use red wine, sake to induce superconductivity
Mar 7, 2011 6
In a first, scientists from Japan have used alcoholic drinks such as red wine and sake to induce superconductivity.
Scientists from the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, found that immersing pellets of an iron-based compound in heated alcoholic beverages for 24 hours greatly increase their superconducting ability.
Usually, iron-based compounds exhibit this property after being exposed to air but it takes a very long time. This study demonstrated that superconductivity can be induced in just one day.
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