Bringing Superconductors to You (hopefully)!

J.C. Séamus Davis and Dung-Hai Lee have developed a new theory for superconductors and the properties they exhibit (which sometimes prevent them from operating at high temperatures. The hope is that with this theory (if it holds true) we will be able to understand why superconductivity happens in various materials, and eventually create a superconductor that is functional and stable at room temperatures.

Superconductors are materials that let electricity flow through them with no resistance, meaning when we run, say, a computer or electric motor, none of the energy put into making it work is lost to heat. One notable use would be for power transmission; no energy would be lost while sending electricity from the power plant to your house!

J.C. Séamus Davis is a James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell and director of the Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Sciences at Cornell and director of the Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory,

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James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell and director of the Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory,

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James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell and director of the Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory,

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James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell and director of the Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory,

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Dung-Hai Lee is a professor of physics at the University of California-Berkeley and faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

professor of physics at the University of California-Berkeley and faculty scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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read the article by Bill Steele at news.uci.edu