SACS has a science corner on room temperature superconductors. In 1911, it was discovered when mercury was reduced to a very, very cold temperature that there was a point at which the material conducted electricity with absolutely no resistance. One of the benefits is you could have no loss in electricity being transmitted. You could also do interesting things like create maglev or frictionless trains that float.

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