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Super Simulations for Superconducting

A study led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used the nation’s fastest supercomputer to close in on the answer to a central question of modern physics that could help conduct development of the next generation of energy technologies. "This is mostly…

Matt LakinFebruary 18, 2022

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Physicists Crack the Code to Signature Superconductor Kink Using Supercomputing

Scientists have long been trying to understand the behavior of superconductors, materials that have zero electrical resistance when they reach sufficiently low temperatures. Superconductors might be useful for technologies such as magnets for MRIs, fusion devices, and particle accelerators. To understand superconductors, one concept is pivotal: phonons, which are quantum…

Rachel McDowellMay 19, 2021

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Closely Spaced Hydrogen Atoms Could Facilitate Superconductivity in Ambient Condition

By: Paul Boisvert, 502-229-4466, [email protected] An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are much more tightly spaced than had been predicted for decades—a feature that could possibly facilitate superconductivity at or near room temperature and pressure. Such a superconducting material, carrying electricity…

OLCF Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2020

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Titan Shines Light on High-Temperature Superconductor Pathway

Simulation demonstrates how superconductivity arises in cuprates’ pseudogap phase.

Jonathan HinesJune 20, 2016

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