Copper oxides become superconductors at much higher temperatures than conventional metals. This transition might involve a state of 'gossamer' superconductivity, and new work shows how.
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Coleman, P. Lifting the gossamer veil. Nature 424, 625–626 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/424625a
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