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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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