2019.11.04

The Stuff of Dreams

Could new theoretical and computational advances finally deliver the elusive room-temperature superconductor?

Diamonds inside an anvil cell (in black) squeeze materials to extreme pressures to create superconductors. The silver innards of a cryostat (left) keep temperatures low. Spencer Lowell

Diamonds inside an anvil cell (in black) squeeze materials to extreme pressures to create superconductors. The silver innards of a cryostat (left) keep temperatures low. Spencer Lowell

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