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superconducting

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[soo-per-kuhn-duhkt-ing] / ˌsu pər kənˈdʌkt ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. displaying almost perfect conductivity, or no electrical resistance.


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New superconducting magnets, capable of further concentrating the particle beams, will be installed to increase the number of collisions.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

In the tunnel, running about 100 metres below the French-Swiss border area, superconducting magnets and accelerating structures propel particles to extreme energies and then smash them together at phenomenal speeds.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

Where superconducting qubits have an edge, however, is speed and scalability, Gambetta said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The advance could help move superconducting technologies closer to practical use in electronics, energy systems, and quantum devices.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

All it needed was to be immersed in its bath of liquid helium to make the metals superconducting, and it would be ready to go to work.

From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall

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