Findings and resulting theory could reveal mechanism behind zero-energy-loss current-carrying capability.
Investigating magnetism in iron-based superconductors
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors.
A new look at high-temperature superconductors
Method allows direct detection of rapid fluctuations that may help to explain how high-temperature superconducting materials work.
Brookhaven superconductors break performance records
New fabrication method could advance technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to grid-scale energy storage.
Doped graphite powder: room-temperature superconductors at last?
German scientists have found evidence for granular room-temperature superconductivity in water-treated graphite powder.
New test could help detect effects of quantum gravity
Gaining an understanding of quantum gravity could help scientists uncover some of the Universe’s deepest mysteries.
Superconducting qubit promises breakthrough in quantum computing
A radical superconducting qubit design promises to extend their runtime by addressing decoherence challenges in quantum computing.
Scientists discover breakthrough light-matter hybrid
A light-matter hybrid material on attosecond scales showcases enhanced conductivity with potential applications in solar cells and high-power electronics.
Unexpected player links gravity and metamaterials
Scientists uncover a surprising link between hyperbolic metamaterials and gravity, revealing that light behaves similarly in both realms.
Scientists observe the elusive demon particle for the first time
First predicted in 1956, scientists have stumbled upon a massless, neutral particle that does not interact with light, colloquially named the “demon particle”.