superconductor
noun
su·per·con·duc·tor
ˌsü-pər-kən-ˈdək-tər 
plural superconductors
: a substance that exhibits no electrical resistance : a substance exhibiting superconductivity
Add a layer of aluminum oxide to a crystal made of neatly stacked soccer-ball shaped carbon molecules known as buckyballs, and the result is a superconductor that effortlessly carries electricity at relatively warm temperatures.—
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Within the tubular tunnels are a series of labs and exhibition spaces where science is brought to life for all ages, preschool to adult: workshops range from making slime detectors to using liquid nitrogen to explore the properties of superconductors.
—Karen Burshtein, TIME, 25 July 2024
Although the advents of automobiles, spaceships, and robots were widely anticipated, few foretold the arrival of x-rays, radio, lasers, superconductors, nuclear energy, quantum mechanics, or transistors.
—Tyler Cowen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
Before the advent of the recent room temperature, high-pressure superconductors, there was a whole family called high-TC superconductors.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
Most of these arose from laboratory experiments looking at materials known to be near a transition between phases (such as between a superconductor and a metal or between different magnetic states).
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Karen Burshtein, TIME, 25 July 2024
Although the advents of automobiles, spaceships, and robots were widely anticipated, few foretold the arrival of x-rays, radio, lasers, superconductors, nuclear energy, quantum mechanics, or transistors.
—Tyler Cowen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
Before the advent of the recent room temperature, high-pressure superconductors, there was a whole family called high-TC superconductors.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
Most of these arose from laboratory experiments looking at materials known to be near a transition between phases (such as between a superconductor and a metal or between different magnetic states).
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Superconductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superconductor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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