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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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The second generation of the Majorana chip is based on the same principles as the first but is more effective in part because the scientists replaced aluminium with lead as a superconductor.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

One striking example involves stacking sheets of graphene and twisting them into a moiré pattern, which can suddenly turn the material into a superconductor.

From Science Daily May 13, 2026

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

But a superconductor acts like a magnetic shield, no, not exactly.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Murray Leinster

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