Superconductivity—the ability of a material to conduct electricity without any energy loss to heat—enables highly efficient, ...

Scientists at Penn State have turned a long-standing assumption on its head by coaxing superconductivity out of iron ...

Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with an electrical resistance of zero. Superconductivity is generally ...

Scientists have achieved superconductivity at higher temperatures without extreme pressure, bringing new energy technologies ...

Scientists have set a new record for superconductivity at normal pressure, bringing the field closer to practical, real-world applications.

Scientists have transformed a groundbreaking 2D nanomaterial called MXene into an even more powerful 1D form—tiny scroll-like ...

Superconductivity was discovered around a century ago in mercury that had been cooled to nearly absolute zero 2. A large number of metals and their alloys display superconductivity when cooled to a ...

Superconductivity, or the idea that certain materials are capable of conducting direct current (DC) electricity without resistance or energy loss, has been an elusive phenomenon for well over a ...

For decades, a family of crystals has stumped physicists with its baffling ability to superconduct—that is, carry an electric current without any resistance—at far warmer temperatures than other ...

Room-temperature superconductivity would be a massive scientific breakthrough, allowing for advances like efficient power grids that can transmit electricity without losses, high-speed, ...

Superconductivity is an effect in which a material’s electrical resistance vanishes and any magnetic field is expelled below a transition temperature. Despite the remarkable phenomenology, this ...

Scientists have coaxed superconductivity out of manganese phosphide, a compound long studied for its magnetic behavior, by ...