“It’s a Mystery”: This Strange Superconductor Exhibits Odd Behavior Under Extreme Conditions
The strange superconductor UTe2 exhibits “reentry superconductivity,” in which it gains, loses, and regains superconductivity.
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Innovative New Design Helps Superconductors Withstand Heat and Magnetic Fields
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology shaped the surface where superconducting material is grown, improving its performance at higher temperatures, and preserving its stability in strong magnetic fields.
This New Optical Crystal Could Power Next-Generation Quantum and Semiconductor Tools
Chinese researchers have developed a new type of optical crystal that could help address several major supply chain bottlenecks.
Superconductivity Breakthrough Brings Practical Use Closer than Ever, as Team Unveils “Hidden Magnetic Order in the Pseudogap”
In the quest for room-temperature superconductivity, international physicists have uncovered a link between magnetism and the pseudogap.
“This Will Be a New Chapter in Quantum Physics”: Odd Quasiparticles May Explain a Pair of Quantum Experiments That Baffled Scientists
Scientists may have finally unlocked the unusual role quasiparticles known as "anyons" play in a pair of quantum experiments that left them baffled.
“Magic-Angle” Graphene Superconductor Research May Herald “The Holy Grail of the Entire Field”
With a “magic-angle,” MIT researchers have discovered a new path to possible room temperature superconductivity.
Scientists Invent a 2D Material with Exotic Properties Called ‘Glaphene’ that “Nature Does Not Make on its Own”
Scientists have invented a new two-dimensional (2D) material called 'glaphene' that combines the exotic properties of other materials.
Breakthrough in Superconductor Research Brings Room-Temperature Dreams Closer to Reality
Superconductors are one major step closer to practical use thanks to new work from Columbia University physicists.
Shattering Dreams of a Scientific Breakthrough: Nature Retracts Room-Temperature Superconductivity Study Amidst Allegations of Misconduct
Nature retracts a major study on room-temperature superconductivity amid data manipulation allegations, halting a major breakthrough.
‘Bizarre’ and ‘Exotic’ Properties of 2D Materials Magically Transferred to 3D Materials
Properties referred to as "exotic" and "bizarre" that previously only existed in 2D materials have been magically transferred to the 3D realm.
‘Magic Angle’ Superconductivity of 2D Graphene Connected to Double-Slit Experiment
The magic angel where bilayer graphene turns into a superconductor may have already been revealed in the famous double-slit experiment that showed electrons can be both particles and waves.