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New Type of Superconductivity Spotted

sciencehabit writes with this excerpt from a story about research into an unusual form of superconductivity:"Superconductors, materials that carry electricity without resistance, can be divided into two broad groups depending on how they react to a magnetic field — or so physicists thought. New experiments show that one well-studied superconductor actually belongs to both groups at the same time. The advance may not immediately lead to new gadgets and applications, but it suggests that superconductivity, which has already netted four Nobel Prizes, may be an even richer phenomenon than previously thought."

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  1. Re:Space - application with today's Superconductor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heat buildup from what, electrical resistance?

  2. Re:Space - application with today's Superconductor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heat buildup from what, electrical resistance?

    It's sometimes hard to see it from Earth, but it turns out there is a really large glowing ball out there sending heat in a directions.

  3. Re:If scientists can be wrong about superconductor by MarkRose · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, wonder how the hardcore Christians will react when they find out God created bisexual superconductivity. :-)

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