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superconductor

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  1. A material that can develop superconductivity (see also superconductivity).


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Superconductors are used to make large electromagnets, and they are starting to play a major role in industry.

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I met with him recently to understand how he intends to make that work, by moving superconductor manufacturing out of boutique labs and into commercial fabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

So far, superconductor use has been limited primarily to research in quantum computing and high-performance sensing systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The ultra thin films developed by Yang's group offer several advantages over other topological superconductor candidates.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

This device, called a Kitaev minimal chain, consists of two semiconductor quantum dots connected through a superconductor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

But the children's wire was a superconductor at room temperature.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Leinster, Murray