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The current will not pass - a physical phenomenon was discovered at the Weizmann Institute: super insulation

Research in the field of super insulation may open new fields of research and applications

Right: Maoz Ovadia and Prof. Dan Shahar. mirror image
Right: Maoz Ovadia and Prof. Dan Shahar. mirror image

The tension between two completely opposite poles is an institutional element in human culture in its various guises and currents. Judaism places the sitra achra (the other way) in front of the absolute good God, the Holy One, blessed be He. In Christianity and Islam the contrast takes place at a lower level, the level of the Messiah, the representative of God. Thus, in front of Jesus stands the "Anti-Christ", and in front of the Mahdi of the Muslims, "guided by God", stands Dajjal who is similar to him in form but opposite to him in his moral qualities. In "Alisa in the Land of the Mirror" there is a world that is the complete opposite of the world we live in.

It is possible that this repeating bipolar structure arises from, or at least is influenced by, natural phenomena. In the world of molecules we know molecules that are identical in terms of their composition, built in completely opposite directions, like the right hand and the left hand overlap each other and are completely opposite to each other. In the world of elementary particles, in front of every particle of matter there exists a particle of antimatter that is equal to it in everything, but carries an opposite electric charge. Still, Prof. Dan Shahar, from the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, was surprised when he discovered a phenomenon that no one had seen before. He studied the phenomenon of superconductivity, which occurs when an electrically conductive material (metal or ceramic material) is cooled to very low temperatures, as a result of which its resistance to the conduction of an electric current decreases and reaches zero, that is, the material does not resist an electric current passing through it at all. Or, if you want to express it positively, the material allows a constant flow of electric current, without any "fee collection". Therefore, such a material is called a "superconductor".

Superconductors may be used, among other things, to conduct high current over great distances, to build magnets that produce an extremely strong magnetic field (necessary, for example, to build very fast trains and powerful particle accelerators), to create sensors for tiny magnetic fields, to develop various computer components, and more. But, the phenomenon of superconductivity takes place under defined conditions of temperature and order, and the "reach" of this property and its loss encode phenomena, some of which are not fully understood. For example, when you create a superconductor from a conducting material, which has a relatively low level of order, and then cause it to lose its superconducting property (by heating, for example), the material does not return to its original state (normal conductor), but becomes an insulator. This phenomenon depends on the degree of original disorder of the material. It takes place only beyond a certain level of disorder.

Prof. Shahar, research student from Oz Ovadia and the members of the research group, chose to "spoil" the superconductivity property in another way - by activating a strong magnetic field. They created a superconductor from a material with a low level of order (but not one that causes the superconductor to become an insulator as a result of heating), and applied a strong magnetic field to it. When they examined the dependence of the current on the voltage, while slowly changing the strength of the magnetic field and the temperature, they discovered to their surprise that in a certain combination the material loses its superconducting property, but does not become, neither a normal conductor (its original state), nor a normal insulator (the phenomenon known in materials not arranged). In this place they observed, for the first time in the world, a material that had completely lost the ability to conduct an electric current.

In other words, they discovered a phenomenon that was immediately dubbed superinsulation, the complete opposite of superconductivity. Scientists still do not understand the phenomenon of superinsulation, which has meanwhile been discovered in a number of materials and has been observed in other parts of the world. It may be related in some way to the fact that strong magnetic fields penetrate a superconductor and create a kind of "magnetic eddies" in it that spoil the superconductivity property.

Some scientists suggest treating these eddies as a kind of particles, which under certain conditions react to the current by creating a high voltage, which means the formation of the super-insulating property. One way or another, it is clear that at this stage much is hidden about to be revealed, and many more discoveries are expected in this field of research. The super-insulation phenomenon currently takes place at temperatures of 40 thousandths of one degree Kelvin (very close to absolute zero).

But super-insulators that will operate at room temperature - if we do manage to develop them - could be a solution to the problem of the heating of electronic components, and allow the production of transistors that do not lose electricity, and electric batteries and accumulators that can operate for a very long time, compared to those available to us today.

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  1. What part of! I taught the class exactly the same idea without checking if it really existed and here it was discovered.
    We talked about the fact that insulator-conductivity is on a continuum from infinity to 0, a superconductor has infinite conductivity and zero insulators, while a superinsulator has zero conductivity and infinite insulators. And then I said that they haven't discovered super insulators yet but they have discovered super conductors.

  2. Yehuda:
    I have no idea why you thought you had to direct your words at me.
    I wrote that everything in the article apart from the few lines describing the experiment is irrelevant.
    The things appear there only because the authors of the article wanted to fill a page.

  3. The introduction to a scientific research article in a form such as:

    The tension between two completely opposite poles is an institutional element in human culture in its various guises and currents. Judaism places the sitra achra (the other way) in front of the absolute good God, the Holy One, blessed be He. In Christianity and Islam the contrast exists at a lower level, the level of the Messiah, the representative of God. Thus, in front of Jesus stands the "Anti-Christ", and in front of the Mahdi of the Muslims, "guided by God", stands Dajjal who is similar to him in form but opposite to him in his moral qualities. In "Alisa in the Land of the Mirror" there is a world that is the complete opposite of the world we live in
    (which can be suitable at most as an analogy in subjects that have nothing to do with science)

    Or like the description that the right hand and the left hand overlap each other and are completely opposite to each other (instead of symmetry in relation to the body structure);
    This indicates the urgent need for basic approaches such as: the purity of scientific research (a concept I learned from one of the articles); This reminds me of a case where in one of the factories someone wrote in a diary: "The power went out", and later wrote: "The power came back".

  4. Yehuda
    We don't disagree. It's just possible that you lack the most basic esoteric knowledge. That's all.

    If there is a desire or no desire to understand, that is a completely different matter, and from my personal point of view there is no compulsion in the matter
    Unless local - the essential (main) is damaged due to other ignorance.
    I've shared more than enough with you up to this point. No haram for my precious time?? But it's no shame to admit that we don't understand.
    I believe that survival and real life require a deeper understanding at some point. That's all.

    In prayer for a bridge over and internalization.
    Hugin-in her own name.

  5. Lahugin, Michael and others

    to be clear. The important thing for me is what comes before why!
    If we think about God and Satan then when we encounter a physical problem and think about matter and anti-matter, positive electricity and negative electricity will exist. But, if the argument is that because there is matter and anti-matter, positive electricity and negative electricity, etc., then the existence of the devil and God, the creator of good and the creator of evil, etc., will result from this, then I am against that!
    It is natural for humans and they will, by their very nature, look for structures similar to what they see in their daily lives, and will assume the same structure for science as well. But in the opposite direction it is not true!
    The article here says:-
    "It is possible that this bipolar structure (the devil versus God, etc.), which repeats itself, stems from, or at least is influenced by, natural phenomena. ” end quote.
    So, for example, I do not agree that we will accept the concept of God because of our insufficient understanding of the theory of magnetic electricity and gravitation.

    To Hugin, I know we disagree on this issue.
    Shabbat Shalom
    Sabdarmish Yehuda

  6. Society:
    what do you want?
    They discovered a phenomenon that they still do not know how to explain.
    By the way, they also still don't know how to make this phenomenon exist at room temperature and certainly not at the temperature of the sun (my guess is that it is impossible at all at the temperature of the sun or a temperature approaching it).
    Therefore - all they can seriously write are a few lines describing what they did and what they got (because as mentioned - they still don't have a theory that explains the result).
    But they want to write an article and an article is not a few lines so they added all kinds of irrelevant stories.
    It is nothing compared to the book The Tao of Physics or The Dancing Wu Li Masters

  7. It was not written with my father's blessing. My father just passed the institute's publication one to one.
    Does anyone know if Bischem Azgad is still the institute's spokesperson? I remember that a million years ago he had a section in Maariv and he also wrote about science there, sometimes in a rather nonsensical manner.
    But what - he is the spokesman for the Weizmann Institute and I'm just Alta Keker trying to get good things into the press, but in the meantime, beyond writing and editing in technology magazines, which I've done a lot in the last twenty years, I'm not successful... although I also write voluntarily on the Internet and in association magazines.

  8. To my father
    Really, what do you think of Hugin's words and words? After all, what is happening here is that scientists at the Weizmann Institute are implying that Satan and God arise from the structure of matter?
    a quote:
    "Judaism places the sitra achra (the other way) in front of the absolute good God, the Holy One, blessed be He. In Christianity and Islam the contrast exists at a lower level, the level of the Messiah, the representative of God. Thus, in front of Jesus stands the "Anti-Christ", and in front of the Mahdi of the Muslims, "guided by God", stands Dajjal who is similar to him in form but opposite to him in his moral qualities.
    …..It is possible that this bipolar structure, which repeats itself, arises from, or at least is influenced by, natural phenomena.” End quote.
    Your account has been terminated.
    So what?, it was written in your greeting? So maybe Hugin is right?
    Waiting for your reply.
    good week
    Sabdarmish Yehuda

  9. Material containing matter at the temperature of the sun is exactly what is needed for cold fusion

  10. It sounds like they managed to kill the stuff.

    But according to them. Such a material at room temperature can trap the heat of the sun in a cube that can be held in the hand.

  11. I can't understand what things are supposed to be. I understand superconductivity (I understand... well done!) but super insulation? how is it possible? If you are matter then you have an outer electronic shell. You have an electron or electrons facing outward. If they are there they can be ionized. And if they come out of the sovereign territory of the material's core, then electricity has passed. How can electrons be completely prevented from moving into their environment? I understand that over what distance the electricity will not pass. But super insulated doesn't mean that the first layer is already the one that is completely insulated? It is puzzling to me the use of the phrase isolated on if this is not exactly the meaning of blocking the conduction.

    I would love to hear more and enlightening explanations,
    Ami Bachar

  12. Yehuda
    Someone tried to imply that there is a superficial and internal connection between myths and science aha...?! And here it is that Your Highness shows opposition to this.
    How strange, what a pity.

    To the authors of the article, please continue to see and show the connections to the whole of the phenomena and create a bridge. Thank you.

    Avi Bilozovsky,
    Maybe you'll still consider opening a side section for Hugin? And it will be called Odin's Madness Corner? Or Rabbi Mag's Corner? Or any other crazy name that comes out of the mind?? A spilled mind? A developed imagination? Maybe Michael's secret key?? Maybe Judah's secret code?? Maybe the alchemists?? ..and to my very, very special nervous system..

    for a long life
    Hugin and other spirits are special for the "magical" gate openings.

    או

  13. An interesting phenomenon

    It's just a shame that the author of the article found it appropriate to tell us religious and mythological stories that do not belong in the article at all. What does the institute and the reader care about Satan and his friends?
    Actually only a few last lines partially explain the interesting phenomenon and it's a shame that it is so.
    Good Day
    Sabdarmish Yehuda

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