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Physicists move one step closer to topological quantum computing

A team of experimental physicists led by the University of Cologne have shown that it is possible to create superconducting effects in special materials known for their unique edge-only electrical properties. This discovery ...

Improving Maglev performance with machine learning

For centuries, the transport sector has been one of the biggest contributors to global carbon emissions. To address the problem, many research groups are now actively exploring how technology can help transport systems to ...

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Quantum breakthrough sheds light on perplexing high-temperature superconductors
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New study reveals phonon properties of β-MoB₂ single crystal
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Hydride research pushes frontiers of practical, accessible superconductivity
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Enhanced superconductivity in monolayer FeSe films on SrTiO₃(001) via metallic δ-doping
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Scientists develop novel one-dimensional superconductor
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Scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits
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Spintronics: A new path to room temperature swirling spin textures
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The spontaneous emergence of 1D superconducting stripes at a 2D interface in an oxide heterostructure
Superconductivity
Researchers create stable superconductor enhanced by magnetism
Superconductivity
Putting a new spin on 1T phase tantalum disulfide: Scientists uncover a hidden electronic state
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Discovery of a hidden quantum critical point in two-dimensional superconductors
Condensed Matter
Researchers discover new yttrium-hydrogen compounds with implications for high-pressure superconductivity
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Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
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Quantum-mechanical 'molecules' spotted in superconducting devices
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Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
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Preventing magnet meltdowns before they can start
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Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
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Conduction-cooled accelerating cavity proves feasible for commercial applications
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Researchers develop 'foundational tool' for understanding behavior of hydride superconductors at high pressure

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Words like 'this' and 'that' act as attention tools across languages, research shows
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Study reveals young scientists face career hurdles in interdisciplinary research
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Globular cluster NGC 6558 explored with Gemini Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope
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A camera trap for the invisible—a solution to difficult pattern recognition problem in experimental particle physics
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NASA, JAXA bounce laser beam between moon's surface and lunar orbit
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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims
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Timber plantations near urbanized areas support the movement of small and medium-sized terrestrial mammals
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Old videos of chimpanzees suggest they are capable of speech
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Discovery sheds light on the origins of matter in the early universe
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MKID detectors turn out to have 100 times lower noise

Scientists use superconducting detectors (MKIDs) to discern the spectrum of exoplanets from their faint glow. Now, researchers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and TU Delft have observed 100 times lower ...

New material could be two superconductors in one

MIT physicists and colleagues have demonstrated an exotic form of superconductivity in a new material the team synthesized only about a year ago. Although predicted in the 1960s, until now this type of superconductivity has ...

Combining pressure, electrochemistry to synthesize superhydrides

A new study featured in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers a potential alternate approach that combines pressure and electrochemistry to stabilize superhydrides at moderate, perhaps even close to ordinary, ...

A new dimension in magnetism and superconductivity is launched

An international team of scientists from Austria and Germany has launched a new paradigm in magnetism and superconductivity, putting effects of curvature, topology, and 3D geometry into the spotlight of next-decade research. ...

'Raindrops on the roof-technique' reveals new quantum liquid

Koen Bastiaans and his colleagues have discovered a new quantum liquid unlike anything ever seen. They did it by using a technique that can be compared to listening to the sound of raindrops falling on a roof.

New tricks for finding better superconductive materials

Even after more than 30 years of research, high-temperature superconductivity is still one of the great unsolved mysteries of materials physics. The exact mechanism that causes certain materials to still conduct electric ...