Superconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon in which certain materials exhibit zero electrical resistance and expel magnetic fields below a characteristic temperature, known as the critical ...

Chinese researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in superconductivity, developing a nickel-based superconductor that operates at ambient pressure. This discovery makes nickel only the third ...

a. The results show that superconductivity (SC) and long-range CDW can coexist while increasing strain suppresses superconductivity and enhances CDW order. b. At a strain of 0.15%, short-range CDW ...

BEST will deliver high-performance superconductors engineered to meet advanced MRI magnet requirements for quality and ...

Superconducting materials conduct electricity with no resistance and can be used to make powerful magnets, among other things. UC Davis physicist Inna Vishik was recently awarded a $1.25 million grant ...

Never say never - or for that matter, "insoluble." That's the philosophy of Professor of Physics Leon Cooper, whose theory of superconductivity - once thought to be an insoluble, or impossible to ...

The discovery of superconductivity more than a century ago has significantly changed our world. The story began in 1911 when the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes observed that the electrical ...

And there are modern applications that currently use materials with superconducting properties, including MRI machines, maglev trains, electric motors and generators. Usually, superconductivity in ...

Researchers report an uncanny resemblance between the superconductivity of magic graphene and that of high temperature superconductors. Magic graphene may hold the key to unlocking new mechanisms of ...

In 1911 superconductivity was first observed. Since then, superconductors have largely attracted research attention because of their unique physical properties. Despite the current effort of the ...

Superconductors (materials that conduct electricity without resistance) have fascinated physicists for more than a century. While conventional superconductors are well understood, a new class of ...

On April 8, 2011, the scientific community will celebrate the centennial of the discovery of superconductivity—the ability of certain materials to conduct electricity without resistance when cooled ...