Read article: Two-dimensional electride material makes a promising superconductor Superconductivity Research update Two-dimensional electride material makes a promising superconductor A zero-dimensional electride state, not "excess" electrons, is responsible for superconductivity in aluminium hydride
Read article: Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’ Policy and funding Careers Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’ Catherine Foley is a solid-state physicist who is currently the chief scientist of Australia
Read article: LK-99: meet a materials scientist who put the room-temperature superconductivity claim to the test Superconductivity Podcasts LK-99: meet a materials scientist who put the room-temperature superconductivity claim to the test In this podcast we also talk about Australia’s national quantum strategy
Read article: ‘Room-temperature superconductor’ LK-99 fails replication tests Superconductivity News ‘Room-temperature superconductor’ LK-99 fails replication tests Independent groups find no evidence for room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductivity in a modified form of lead apatite
Read article: Topological superconductor harbours unusual crystalline state Superconductivity Research update Topological superconductor harbours unusual crystalline state Discovery in uranium ditelluride could have implications for quantum matter research and topological quantum computing
Read article: Have scientists in Korea discovered the first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor? Superconductivity Blog Have scientists in Korea discovered the first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor? Widespread scepticism in the physics community and Betteridge’s law of headlines suggest the answer is “no”, but confirmation should be swift either way
Read article: Tantalum polyhydride joins emerging class of high-pressure superconductors Superconductivity Research update Tantalum polyhydride joins emerging class of high-pressure superconductors New superconducting hydride is the first to be made from a Group 5 transition metal
Read article: Magnetic trap keeps a superconducting microsphere levitated and stable Quantum sensors Research update Magnetic trap keeps a superconducting microsphere levitated and stable Similar set-up could form the basis for precise quantum sensors and even dark-matter detectors
Read article: Palladium oxides could make better superconductors Superconductivity Research update Palladium oxides could make better superconductors New calculations reveal that palladates remain superconducting at higher temperatures than cuprates or nickelates
Read article: Evidence for ‘near-ambient’ superconductivity found in lutetium hydride Superconductivity Research update Evidence for ‘near-ambient’ superconductivity found in lutetium hydride Superconductivity has been observed at temperatures up to 20 °C in a nitrogen-doped material
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