Bigger buckyballs bolster superconductivity
Physicists double the temperature at which carbon-60 can superconduct
First snapshot of superconductor twisters
Troublesome magnetic vortices can now be anchored by crystal defects
Counting photons in a flash
New photon detector could spot faulty computer parts and aid communication from Mars
Can phonons help explain high-temperature superconductivity?
Phonons may hold the key to the behaviour of the cuprate superconductors
Latest superconductor has an iron constitution
Squeezed iron can conduct electrical current with no resistance
Superconductivity: boron goes it alone
Boron has unusual superconducting qualities under pressure
Organic metal challenges superconductor paradigm
Moreover, the material in question – an organic crystalline solid called lambda-(BETS)2FeCl4 – contains a large concentration of magnetic ions (S Uji et al. 2001 Nature 410 908). The disco...
Nanotubes are the new superconductors
Carbon nanotubes add resistance-free current flow to their repertoire
New superconductor gets ready for applications
Magnesium diboride gears up for the real world following a rash of technical breakthroughs
The magnetic mysteries of atom clusters
Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
