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Trio wins physics Nobel for quantum ‘tunneling’ in a circuit
A trio of physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize for revealing macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in a superconducting electrical circuit, thereby paving the way for the development of quantum technologies.
Scientists have been researching superconductors for over a century, but they have yet to find one that works at room temperature − 3 essential reads
The search for the room-temperature superconductor continues. Charles O’Rear/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images Mary Magnuson, The Conversation If…
Scientific Integrity and the Fuss With Room-Temperature Superconductors
Now that the dust has settled, it’s now becoming more apparent that there really was more to the…
Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement – and skepticism
Hyun-Tak Kim Mahboobeh Shahbazi, Queensland University of Technology Last week, a group of South Korean physicists made a…
How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
Magnetic levitation is just one of the interesting attributes that make superconductors so interesting. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library…
Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics – an electrical engineer explains the materials’ potential
Room-temperature superconductors could make high-speed maglev trains more practical. Visual China Group via Getty Images Massoud Pedram, University…
The Unique Properties of Superconductors
A demonstration at the YouTube channel The Royal Institution shows the odd properties of these truly unique materials…