Superconductivity

Supercurrent acceleration discovery could boost ultrafast computing

Terahertz light -- light at trillions of cycles per second -- can act as a control knob to accelerate supercurrents. Read More

July 1, 2019

Physicists use terahertz flashes to uncover new state of matter hidden by superconductivity

Physicists use terahertz flashes to uncover new state of matter hidden by superconductivity. Read More

June 4, 2018

Revealing the mysteries of superconductors

Ruslan Prozorov, professor of physics and astronomy, has contributed to successfully demonstrating that a new type of optical magnetometer can map a unique feature of superconductive materials. Read More

May 24, 2018

Missing link to novel superconductivity revealed

Paul Canfield, Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy, is among scientists at Ames Laboratory who have discovered a state of magnetism that may be the missing link to understanding the relationship between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity. Read More

February 15, 2018

Controlled atomic disorder helps researchers understand superconductivity

"In real life things are never perfect," said Ruslan Prozorov. Read More

February 9, 2017