Vortex pinning could lead to superconducting breakthroughs
A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K.
and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced
findings last week that may represent a breakthrough in applications of
superconductivity.
The team discovered a way to efficiently stabilize tiny
magnetic vortices that interfere with superconductivity—a problem that has
plagued scientists trying to engineer real-world applications for decades. The discovery could remove one of the most
significant roadblocks to advances in superconductor technology.