Superconductivity

Shrinking Superconducting Crystal

9 Feb 2012

There is always a way to surprise someone. Researchers at NIST and the University of Maryland were quite surprised when working with an iron superconductor. Many high-temperature superconductors use copper, but some use iron instead, with some advantages and disadvantages. The iron superconductors can be manipulated to express certain properties, by changing the atoms in the crystal structure of ...

Unusual 'Collapsing' Iron Superconductor Sets Record For Its Class

8 Feb 2012

A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class

Recent Furukawa News

8 Feb 2012

Tokyo, Feb 8, 2012 (JCN) - Furukawa Electric has completed the acquisition of the New York-based second generation high temperature superconductivity wire manufacturer SuperPower Inc. from the Philips group.