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
Read article: Short electrical pulses switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene 2D materials Research update Short electrical pulses switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene New finding could help in the development of novel switchable superconducting electronics
Read article: Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last Superconductivity Research update Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last Researchers unearth a hitherto undescribed electron screening effect that promotes superconductivity in the first superconductor ever discovered
Read article: Superconductor spin-correlation measurement is claimed as a first Superconductivity Research update Superconductor spin-correlation measurement is claimed as a first Electrons in Cooper pairs point their spins in opposite directions