New research reveals that the large-scale, cost-effective implementation of high-temperature superconducting wire is increasingly feasible.…
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A superconductor is a material that can conduct electricity without resistance when cooled below a certain critical temperature. This remarkable property means there is no energy loss in the form of heat, making superconductors highly efficient compared to ordinary conductive materials like copper or aluminum. Superconductors are pivotal in a variety of applications including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), levitated trains (maglev), and in the cores of high-performance transformers and generators. The phenomenon of superconductivity was first discovered in 1911 by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who observed it in mercury at temperatures near absolute zero. Since then, scientists have developed various types of superconducting materials, including high-temperature superconductors that operate at relatively higher temperatures, though still requiring significant cooling. The ongoing research aims to find new materials that can achieve superconductivity at even higher temperatures, ideally close to room temperature, which would revolutionize energy transmission and many technologies reliant on electromagnetic fields.
Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his team have utilized the Hubbard model…
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The performance of numerous cutting-edge technologies, from lithium-ion batteries to the next wave of superconductors,…
Thermoelectric effect reveals full picture of fluctuations in superconductivity. Weak fluctuations in superconductivity,[1] a precursor…
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Harvard scientists have made a significant advance in high-pressure physics by creating a tool that…
UTe2, an unconventional superconductor studied by international researchers, exhibits unique superconductivity under high magnetic fields,…
Material has potential applications in superconducting circuits for the next generation of industrial electronics. Researchers…
New research challenges the conventional wisdom regarding superconducting quantum transitions. Princeton physicists have discovered an…
Unconventional Superconductor CeRh2As2: A Quantum Superstar The research conducted by Elena Hassinger, an expert in…
Fabrication method could facilitate materials discovery. Harvard team led by Philip Kim innovates in high-temperature…
Recent research has unlocked key aspects of high-critical-temperature superconductors, identifying their unique ‘strange metal’ state…
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This surprising result is important for understanding unconventional superconductors and other materials where electrons band…
Rice physicists find evidence of exotic charge transport in quantum material. True to form, a…
Quantum scientists have discovered a phenomenon in purple bronze that could be key to the…
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