supercurrent
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Unlike the current flowing through ordinary electrical conductors, a supercurrent moves without resistance.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
The researchers found that when the Andreev qubit exists in a superposition, the supercurrent develops a component that oscillates over time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
"It's precisely that property that we use to read the qubit. It's that supercurrent that lies at the heart of our proposal," the researcher points out.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
From the standpoint of fundamental physics, it predicts that a qubit can produce an oscillating supercurrent resembling the AC Josephson effect, but without requiring an external voltage.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
A superconducting diode enables dissipationless supercurrent to flow in only one direction, and provides new functionalities for superconducting circuits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
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