superconductor
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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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When the vortices move, they can generate electrical resistance and affect the performance of the superconductor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It is the first coordinated global collaboration dedicated to discovering new superconductors, with the ambitious objective of finding a room temperature superconductor by 2033.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
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
But I've got a hunch that the little pocket gadget Fran carries has some superconductor in it.
From Long Ago, Far Away by Murray Leinster
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