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Under Enormous Pressure, a New Superconductor Star Is Born

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/05/2019

When subject to a force of 1.6 million atmospheres,...

The Barbie typewriter. Credit: uriba/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Infinite in All Directions: Barbie Typewriters, Aftershock Landslides, the CRISPR Patent Battle

Vasudevan Mukunth 12/12/2016

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A 99.99% pure bismuth crystal. The metal has been found to become a superconductor at a higher temperature than thought. Credit: maticulous/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Indian Finding Poses New Challenge to Nobel-Winning Theory About Superconductors

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/12/2016

New experiment at TIFR in Mumbai disproves a prediction...