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EETimes has a very interesting article on recent research which has demonstrated that a material can be made to superconduct at room temperature by super-compressing the compound rather than super-cooling it.

The article does not discuss the potential for practical applications for this research, but if this method proves to be reliable and fairly economical, it would be a fantastic scientific development. There are a wide range of implications, such as the ability to send power across power lines without losing any energy, or to create electrical devices without the need for cooling. Dr. Richard Muller, professor of the Physics for Future Presidents course at UC Berkeley, has given very good explanations of how superconductors work and the uses of room-temperature superconducting materials.