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Researchers discovered that sculpting the surface beneath an ultrathin superconducting material allowed it to remain superconducting at higher temperatures and stronger magnetic fields.
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Who
Floriana Lombardi, Eric Walhberg, and other researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
What
Researchers discovered that sculpting the surface beneath an ultrathin superconducting material allowed it to remain superconducting at higher temperatures and stronger magnetic fields.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:26:38 GMT · 4h 54m ago
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Sweden ·
Why
This nanoscale redesign addressed the challenges of temperature and magnetic fields that limit real-world applications of superconductors.
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This breakthrough offers a new strategy for improving superconducting materials, potentially leading to more energy-efficient electronics, advanced quantum components, and technologies capable of operating in strong magnetic environments.
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- Health & Science4h 54m agoResearchers in Sweden discovered that by subtly sculpting the surface beneath an ultrathin superconducting material, they could make it stay superconducting at higher temperatures and under much stronger magnetic fields.Open article