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Physicists figure out how an electric field can switch off superconductivity
Transistors are fundamental to microchips and modern electronics. Invented by Bardeen and Brattain in 1947, their development is one of the 20th century's key scientific milestones. Transistors work by controlling electric ...
A 1960s idea inspires researchers to study hitherto inaccessible quantum states
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have created a novel pathway into the study of the elusive quantum states in superconducting vortices. The existence of these was flaunted in the 1960s, ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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Producing superconductors for quantum circuit elements at high temperatures
A project led by the University of Melbourne's Dr. Manjith Bose and Professor Jeff McCallum, who are also members of the ARC Center of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, has identified a promising ...
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Jun 4, 2025
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A new super material could lead to more powerful, energy-saving electronics
A research team led by physicists Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan from Rice University has developed a new material with unique electronic properties that could enable more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices.
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May 29, 2025
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Quantum visualization technique confirms UTe₂ is an intrinsic topological superconductor
Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing.
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May 29, 2025
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Superconducting diode bridge efficiently converts AC to DC for quantum circuits
Superconductivity is an advantageous property observed in some materials, which entails an electrical resistance of zero at extremely low temperatures. Superconductors, materials that exhibit this property, have proved to ...
A newly discovered type of superconductor is also a magnet
Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water—or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists is challenging this century-old assumption.
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May 22, 2025
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A superconducting diode: Researchers successfully control the direction of current in a superconductor
What would happen if you combined the unparalleled efficiency of a superconductor with the flexibility and controllability of a semiconductor? Thanks to a new breakthrough in quantum materials, we may be getting an answer ...
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May 15, 2025
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Superconductors: Amazingly orderly disorder in murunskite
A surprising effect was discovered through a collaborative study by researchers from TU Wien and institutions in Croatia, France, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, and the US during the investigation of a special material: ...
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May 14, 2025
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Scientists reveal hidden interface in superconducting qubit material
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have uncovered an unexpected interface layer that may be hindering the performance ...
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May 6, 2025
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Scientists edge closer to affordable superconductors: Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more
Imagine a world in which free-floating electric vehicles charge wirelessly as they glide down highways, laptops are hundreds of times more powerful, and clean energy flows in limitless supply.
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May 5, 2025
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High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals nature of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in the quest to understand high-temperature superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials. Using electron tunneling spectroscopy under high pressure, the international research team ...
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Apr 23, 2025
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Smaller, smarter building blocks for future quantum technology
Scientists at EPFL have made a breakthrough in designing arrays of resonators, the basic components that power quantum technologies. This innovation could create smaller, more precise quantum devices.
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Apr 17, 2025
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Chirality induces giant charge rectification in a superconductor
Recent studies have revealed that electrons passing through chiral molecules exhibit significant spin polarization—a phenomenon known as chirality-induced spin selectivity. This effect stems from a nontrivial coupling between ...
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Apr 16, 2025
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New AI tool set to speed quest for advanced superconductors
Using artificial intelligence shortens the time to identify complex quantum phases in materials from months to minutes, finds a new study published in Newton. The breakthrough could significantly speed up research into quantum ...
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Apr 10, 2025
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Longstanding model fails to explain spin dynamics in 1D cuprates
Superconductivity—the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with no energy loss—holds immense promise for new technologies from lossless power grids to advanced quantum devices.
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Apr 9, 2025
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Study unveils contributions to superconductivity in the vortex lattice structure of 2H-NbSe₂
Superconductivity is a quantum property of materials entailing an electrical resistance of zero at very low temperatures. In some materials, multiple electronic bands are known to contribute to the emergence of superconductivity, ...
Magnesium becomes a possible superconductor near the 2D limit
Magnesium is a common chemical element, an alkaline earth metal, which is highly chemically reactive and is very light (even lighter than aluminum). Magnesium is abundant in plants and minerals and plays a role in human physiology ...
The hidden superconducting state in NbSe₂: Shedding layers and gaining insights
Researchers have discovered an unexpected superconducting transition in extremely thin films of niobium diselenide (NbSe2). Publishing in Nature Communications, they found that when these films become thinner than six atomic ...
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Mar 31, 2025
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The first comprehensive characterization of unconventional superconductivity arising from multipolar moments
Superconductivity is a quantum phenomenon, observed in some materials, that entails the ability to conduct electricity with no resistance below a critical temperature. Over the past few years, physicists and material scientists ...
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