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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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Ultrasound experiment identifies new superconductor
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Alternating triangular charge density wave domains observed within a layered superconducting compound
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New study reveals phonon properties of β-MoB₂ single crystal
Condensed Matter
Hydride research pushes frontiers of practical, accessible superconductivity
Condensed Matter
Enhanced superconductivity in monolayer FeSe films on SrTiO₃(001) via metallic δ-doping
Superconductivity
Scientists develop novel one-dimensional superconductor
Superconductivity
Scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits
Condensed Matter
Spintronics: A new path to room temperature swirling spin textures
Superconductivity
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
Superconductivity
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
Superconductivity
Scientists reveal the first unconventional superconductor that can be found in mineral form in nature
Superconductivity
Quantum-mechanical 'molecules' spotted in superconducting devices
Superconductivity
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
General Physics
Preventing magnet meltdowns before they can start
Superconductivity
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
General Physics
Conduction-cooled accelerating cavity proves feasible for commercial applications

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Cell & Microbiology
Researchers create a cell atlas of the regenerating liver
Environment
Oil and gas extraction causes pollution to spike 10,000%
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New York's Long Island Sound acidifies during droughts
General Physics
New study uses self-interacting dark matter to solve the final parsec problem
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Breaking new ground for computing technologies with electron-hole crystals
Earth Sciences
Study uncovers key to delayed climate recovery following mass extinction event
Plasma Physics
Madison Symmetric Torus operates stable plasma at 10 times the Greenwald Limit
Plants & Animals
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Cell & Microbiology
Researchers develop a tool for visualizing single-cell data
Biochemistry
Scientists convert bacteria into efficient cellulose producers
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Scientists lay out three-step plan to cut overlooked methane emissions
Social Sciences
New study finds people alter their appearance to suit their names
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Scientists untangle interactions between the Earth's early life forms and the environment over 500 million years
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Transition metal 'cocktail' helps make brand new superconductors

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University mixed and designed a new, high-entropy alloy (HEA) superconductor, using extensive data on simple superconducting substances with a specific crystal structure. HEAs are known ...

Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena

A team of theoretical and experimental physicists have designed a new ultra-thin material that they have used to create elusive quantum states. Called one-dimensional Majorana zero energy modes, these quantum states could ...

Acoustic plasmons found in hole-doped cuprate superconductors

The presence of acoustic plasmons in p-type (hole-doped) cuprate superconductors has now been confirmed by Dr. Ke-Jin Zhou and his team using high-resolution RIXS (Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering), at Diamond Light Source's ...

Revolutionary superconducting magnet plate design and analysis

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Researchers establish proof of principle in superconductor study

Three physicists in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, together with their colleagues from the Southern University of Science and Technology and Sun Yat-sen University in China, ...

Connecting two classes of unconventional superconductors

The understanding of unconventional superconductivity is one of the most challenging and fascinating tasks of solid-state physics. Different classes of unconventional superconductors share that superconductivity emerges near ...