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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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Coupling quantum mechanical simulations and AI paves way for screening new superconductors
Superconductivity
Utilizing scanning SQUID microscopy to investigate local magnetic response of Bi2212
General Physics
First Nb₃Sn superconducting radio-frequency electron accelerator achieves stable acceleration
Superconductivity
Quantum breakthrough sheds light on perplexing high-temperature superconductors
Superconductivity
Ultrasound experiment identifies new superconductor
Condensed Matter
Alternating triangular charge density wave domains observed within a layered superconducting compound
Condensed Matter
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

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Potential terrorists can be identified from social media posts, new research shows
Molecular & Computational biology
Genetic signatures of domestication identified in pigs and chickens
Molecular & Computational biology
Researchers demonstrate mechanism that may have stabilized the first RNA molecules
Environment
More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS
Quantum Physics
Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements
Planetary Sciences
Massive solar wind disturbance caused Earth's magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail
General Physics
Cosmic microwave background experiments could probe connection between cosmic inflation, particle physics
Analytical Chemistry
Machine learning discovers 'hidden-gem' materials for heat-free gas separation
Nanophysics
First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry
Optics & Photonics
New 'game-changing' discovery for light-driven artificial intelligence
Astronomy
Study of comet A117uUD data suggests it was put on a 'hyperbolic trajectory' during pass by Saturn
Materials Science
Researchers develop a concept for efficiency-enhanced noble-metal catalysts
Environment
Scientists find a human 'fingerprint' in the upper troposphere's increasing ozone
Ecology
Ancient Antarctic microorganisms are aggressive predators
Planetary Sciences
Venus' 'continents' suggest surprising link to early Earth
Ecology
Genetic mutation prompts 'deadbeat dad' fish to start raising their offspring
Cell & Microbiology
Scientists reveal transport mechanism of norepinephrine transporter and binding mode of small molecule and peptide drugs
Biotechnology
Scientists 'cautiously optimistic' about AI's role in drug discovery
Plants & Animals
Big sharks equal big impact, but there's a big problem: Those most affected by fishing are most needed for ocean health
Archaeology
'Screaming Woman' mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago

Trapping vortices key to high-current superconductors

If we are to see the promised benefits of high-temperature superconductors, such as low-loss motors and generators or maglev trains, we will need superconductors that can carry very large currents.

High-Tc superconductivity found under high pressure

Drastic enhancement of superconducting transition temperature (Tc) can be induced by placing materials under high pressure, state Yoshihiro Kubozono and his team at Okayama University.

High-temperature superconductivity in atomically thin films

A research group at Tohoku University has succeeded in fabricating an atomically thin, high-temperature superconductor film with a superconducting transition temperature (Tc) of up to 60 K (-213°C). The team, led by Prof. ...

Linking superconductivity and structure

Superconductivity is a rare physical state in which matter is able to conduct electricity—maintain a flow of electrons—without any resistance. It can only be found in certain materials, and even then it can only be achieved ...

Visualizing how radiation bombardment boosts superconductivity

Sometimes a little damage can do a lot of good—at least in the case of iron-based high-temperature superconductors. Bombarding these materials with high-energy heavy ions introduces nanometer-scale damage tracks that can ...