Did Harvard really create the "holy grail" of solid metallic hydrogen?
Researchers at Harvard University say they've managed to create the first-ever sample of metallic hydrogen.
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Scientists unleash graphene’s innate superconductivity
Scientists at the University of Cambridge claim to have discovered a method to trigger the superconducting properties of graphene without actually altering its chemical structure.
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Graphene breakthrough is big news for future of semiconductors
The latest graphene breakthrough comes in the form of a method for using the supermaterial to create two-dimensional materials that could be used in the next generation of lasers, electronics and sensors.
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Laser pulses keep superconductors working at higher temperatures
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute may have found a new superconducting state of matter that is better suited to high temperatures, in a development that brings the dream of mainstream maglev trains and highly energy-efficient electronics a little closer to reality.
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New and unusual phase of matter could shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
California Institute of Technology physicists have observed a new phase of matter whose properties may help explain fundamental questions in the field of high-temperature superconductors
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New record set for high-temperature superconductivity
As part of the quest to come up with a room temperature superconductor, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed new record high-temperature superconductor – and it smells like rotten eggs.
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ARC reactor design uses superconducting magnets to draw fusion power closer
MIT's new compact tokamak fusion reactor design is based on the latest magnetic superconductor technology. The ARC (affordable, robust, compact) reactor design promises smaller, cheaper reactors that could make fusion power practical within 10 years.
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Aluminum "superatoms" hint at a new type of superconducting materials
Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have made steps toward discovering a new family of superconductor materials that work at relatively high temperatures, with possible applications in physics research, medical imaging and high-performance electronics.
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Cesium atoms get a shake-up to create excitation in superfluid
With properties that seemingly defy normal physics, Helium-4 superfluid has long defied practical demonstrations of its theorized quasiparticle structure. Now physicists claim to have synthesized this structure in a laser latticed, super-cold superfluid by giving the whole thing a good shake.
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Researchers discover a universal law of superconductivity
MIT researchers claim to have discovered a new universal law for superconductors that, if proved accurate, will bring the physics of superconductors in line with other universal laws and may help advance superconducting circuits for quantum and ultra low-power computing.
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