News articles tagged with 'superconductivity'
Japanese scientists use alcoholic drinks to induce superconductivity
— 7 Mar 2011 17:10 | TechnologyJapanese researchers have been immersing iron-based compounds in hot alcoholic beverages such as red wine, sake and shochu to induce superconductivity…
JQI physicists demonstrate coveted 'spin-orbit coupling' in atomic gases
— 3 Mar 2011 14:17 | PhysicsPhysicists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaboration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland-College Park, have for the…
Fleeting fluctuations in superconductivity disappear close to transition temperature
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | PhysicsAs part of an ongoing effort to uncover details of how high-temperature superconductors carry electrical current with no resistance, scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the U.S.…
Neutron analysis reveals '2 doors down' superconductivity link
— 8 Feb 2011 17:24 | PhysicsNeutron scattering analysis of two families of iron-based materials suggests that the magnetic interactions thought responsible for high-temperature superconductivity may lie 'two doors…
Scientists unveil unexpected properties in superconducting material
— 21 Jan 2011 20:23 | PhysicsIn 2008, an international team of scientists studying an exotic new superconductor based on the element ytterbium reported that it displays unusual properties that could change how…
Study probes link between magnetism, superconductivity
— 14 Dec 2010 20:15 | PhysicsEuropean and U.S. physicists this week are offering up the strongest evidence yet that magnetism is the driving force behind unconventional superconductivity. The findings by researchers…
University of Minnesota leads team in discovery of novel type of magnetic wave
— 11 Nov 2010 11:14 | PhysicsA team of international researchers led by physicists in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering have made a significant breakthrough in an effort to understand…
Princeton-led team discovers 'exotic' superconductor with metallic surface
— 3 Nov 2010 11:47 | PhysicsA new material with a split personality - part superconductor, part metal - has been observed by a Princeton University-led research team. The discovery may have implications for the…
'Incoherent excitations' govern key phase of superconductor behaviour
— 15 Oct 2010 12:50 | PhysicsNew research by University of British Columbia physicists indicates that high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides is linked to what they term 'incoherent excitations' - a…
One-dimensional window on superconductivity, magnetism
— 30 Sep 2010 13:17 | PhysicsA Rice University-led team of physicists is reporting the first success in a three-year effort to build a precision simulator for superconductors using a grid of intersecting laser…