Technique reveals quantum phase transition; could lead to superconducting transistors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like atomic-level bricklayers, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy

Under pressure, sodium, hydrogen could undergo a metamorphosis, emerging as superconductor

In the search for superconductors, finding ways to compress hydrogen into a metal has been a point of focus ever since scientists predicted many years ago that electricity would flow, uninhibited, through such a material.

New kinds of superconductivity? physicists demonstrate coveted 'spin-orbit coupling' in atomic gases

Physicists have for the first time caused a gas of atoms to exhibit an important quantum phenomenon known as spin-orbit coupling. Their technique opens new possibilities for studying and better understanding fundamental physics and has potential applications to quantum computing, next-generation

Black holes: a model for superconductors?

Physicists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown how charged black holes can be used to model the behavior of interacting electrons

Light touch transforms material into a superconductor

A non-superconducting material has been transformed into a superconductor using light, researchers report.

Innovative superconductor fibers carry 40 times more electricity

Wiring systems powered by highly-efficient superconductors have long been a dream of science, but researchers have faced such practical challenges such as finding pliable and cost-effective materials. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have found a way to make an old idea new with the next generation of superconductors.