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First hint of near-room-temperature superconductor tantalizes physicists

High-pressure hydrogen materials could be a step towards a new era of superconductivity.
  1. Davide Castelvecchi
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Physicists think they have achieved one of the most coveted goals of their discipline: creating a superconducting material that works at near-room temperature.

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Nature 565, 12 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07831-x

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  • Correction 14 January 2019: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Russell Hemley as a geophysicist. The story has also been updated to include information about a result announced by Hemley’s team in May.

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