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Superconductivity

MIT physicists discover a new type of superconductor that’s also a magnet

MIT physicists discover a new type of superconductor that’s also a magnet

The “one-of-a-kind” phenomenon was observed in ordinary graphite. Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water — or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists is challenging this century-old assumption. In a paper published in Nature, the physicists report the discovery of a “chiral superconductor” — a material that conducts…

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