
Originally Posted by
BDSM_Tourguide
From what we learned in Chemistry in college, if I remember correctly, superconductivity at extremely low temperatures works like this:
At incredibly low temperature electron movement slows down to nil as you approach absulte zero. This causes electron latices to form in symmetry and makes it easier for them to carry a charge. More efficiently, I guess, not necessarily more easily.
Thus at lower temperature states, it is easier to conduct electricity through highly conductive metals (gold, platinum, etc.), because the electrons aren't moving as much..