Graphene may exhibit exotic superconductivity Graphene is a form of carbon with enough interesting electronic properties to merit the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics, which was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov for their work in isolating and characterizing graphene. Although its very simplicity—it's a sheet of carbon a single atom thick—can limit its applications, Rahul Nandkishore, L. S. Levitov, and A. V. Chubukov propose a way ...
Scientist Recounts Superconductivity Discovery It was 25 years ago that Jim Ashburn, then a first year physics graduate student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, created the formula for the world's first "high temperature" superconductor.
CardioMag Imaging's Chairman Remembers Intermagnetics General Corp. - From GE Spin-Off Sold for 1.3 Billion Dollars to Philips -Latham, NY (PRWEB) February 13, 2012 CardioMag Imaging, Inc. (CMI) is pleased to announce that highlights of the 35 year growth trajectory of Intermagnetics General Corporation, from a GE spin-off to the Company’s sale to Royal Philips Electronics (Philips Medical) for 1.3 Billion Dollars has been accepted for publication by ESAS and ...
Cold Fusion: Theory or Fact? If, way back in 1911, I had told you that a newly discovered principle could create a conductor that would carry electricity over any distance with virtually no loss of power you would have said "Fantastic! Amazing! This will change everything!" and you'd have been right ? if it had been practical.
1 Km Long Superconducting Cable to be Made Superconductivity is a property of some materials brought out at very low temperatures. When something is in a superconductive state, electrons flow along it not as single particles, but as pairs. This causes there to be extremely low resistance to their movements, so a current can flow extremely far without losing much energy. As part of the AmpaCity project the Karlsruhe Institute of ...
Recent Furukawa News Tokyo, Feb 8, 2012 (JCN) - Furukawa Electric has completed the acquisition of the New York-based second generation high temperature superconductivity wire manufacturer SuperPower Inc. from the Philips group.
Save the Date: American Physical Society 2012 March Meeting, February 27-March 2 in Boston The American Physical Society's 2012 March meeting will focus on some of the most dynamic and cutting-edge research areas in physics. The topics on tap include high temperature superconductivity, biophysics, and advanced materials, as well as talks and sessions dedicated to social issues, medical technology, energy, and national security. The meeting takes place February 27-March 2 at the Boston ...
Watching a gas turn superfluid Every time you boil water in a kettle, you witness a phenomenon known as a phase transition — water transforms from a liquid to a gas, as you can see from the bubbling water and hissing steam. MIT physicists have now observed a much more elusive phase transition: that from a gas into a superfluid, a state where particles flow without any friction.
Unusual 'collapsing' iron superconductor sets record for its class (PhysOrg.com) -- A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland has found an iron-based superconductor that operates at the highest known temperature for a material in its class. The discovery inches iron-based superconductors—valued for their ease of manufacturability and other properties—closer to being useful in many practical applications.