Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Origins of an Exotic Phase of
Matter
Understanding superconductivity – whereby certain materials
can conduct electricity without any loss of energy – has proved to be one of
the most persistent problems in modern physics. Scientists have struggled for
decades to develop a cohesive theory of superconductivity, largely spurred by
the game-changing prospect of creating a superconductor that works at room
temperature, but it has proved to be a tremendous tangle of complex physics.