Dr.Yoshihiko Takano and his colleagues of the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, perhaps by accident, imbued some superconductive iron (Fe(Te,S)) with alcohol, and discovered that the iron compound had become more superconductive, quite a bit more.
The study, which has recently been made public, states that they had been creating a certain kind of superconductor by soaking it in hot water for several hours, when the discovery was made, with wine coming out the winner apparently, increasing the superconductivity by a whopping 63%.
Does this mean that you could simply pour cheap champagne wine down into your aging Pentium 4 to turn it into a Core I7? Probably not, in fact, our We Interrupt to give you a tip of the week, is to please do not try pouring alcoholic beverages into the depths of your electronic equipment, in the hope of making it quicker. If you do, it’s by your own decision and we, at We Interrupt will not be liable for any damage you might cause to the delicate inner workings of your gadgets. So the answer to our title is no, not even your crappy iMac G3 can be made any better by pouring moonshine into it.
