Superconductivity occurs when electrons in a metal pair up and move through the material without resistance. But there may be more to the story than we thought, as scientists in Germany have now ...

Researchers have demonstrated a completely novel state of matter in a metal. It is created by the combination of four electrons -- until now, only electron pairs were known. This discovery could lead ...

(Nanowerk News) An international research team from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat-Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter has demonstrated a completely novel state of matter in a metal. It is ...

Dissipationless electric energy transport–also known as superconductivity–is seen as a beacon of hope for the energy industry. Since its discovery more than 100 years ago, scientists around the world ...