2021 News

19 April 2021

Abiola Temidayo Oloye, left, a fifth-year doctoral candidate and the lead author of a study published in Superconductor Science and Technology, at an electron microscope with Fumitake Kametani, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and principal investigator for the study at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

Improving high-temperature superconductor wire performance

New research to understand how processing impacts bismuth-based superconducting wires could help power future magnets or particle accelerators.

1 April 2021

International study discovers ancient meteoritic impact over Antarctica 430,000 years ago

Evidence indicates that this Antarctic airburst is the largest known airburst ever.

29 March 2021

World's strongest superconducting magnet open for science

Made with high-temperature superconductors, the National MagLab's newest instrument offers researchers strength and stability to explore quantum materials.

23 March 2021

Researchers have discovered a way to manipulate the repulsive force between electrons in "magic-angle" graphene, which provides new insight into how this material is able to conduct electricity with zero resistance.

New research on superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene

A story of synergistic science showcases how theory and experimental research teamed up to yield first direct evidence of the nature of superconductivity in a promising material called magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene.