An experimental platform comprising two disordered superconductors separated by a thermally conducting electrical insulator represents a controllable physical system of interdependent networks. This system is modelled by thermally coupled networks of Josephson junctions. This platform could provide insights into theoretical multiscale phenomena, such as cascading tipping points or self-organized branching processes.
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This is a summary of: Bonamassa, I. et al. Interdependent superconducting networks. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02029-z (2023).
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A multilayer superconductor acts as an interdependent network. Nat. Phys. 19, 1086–1087 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02030-6
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