Penn State scientists have unveiled a new theory-driven method to predict superconductors, offering a possible path toward ...

Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures.

MADISON, WI—University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have made a material that can transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to a nonconducting insulating material without changing its ...

Two-dimensional materials have been creating a buzz recently, ever since scientists were able to isolate graphene. Research into other 2D materials abounds, as these have potential applications in a ...

If you can’t answer the riddle, don’t feel bad. Metal conductors usually conduct electricity and heat. Usually, that’s true, but researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National ...

Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal. The research, published Oct. 26 in ...

S cientists have successfully made germanium, a key semiconductor used in computer chips and fiber optics, superconducting ...

A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better ...

A brand-new substance that is easy to mold, like plastic, but can conduct electricity as a metal has been developed by scientists in a recent study. Even they cannot explain it, according to a report ...

As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his ...

Researchers have made a material that can transition from an electricity-transmitting metal to a nonconducting insulating material without changing its atomic structure. University of ...

April 27 (UPI) --Researchers in China and the United States have developed a new class of 2D quantum materials capable of conducting electricity at nearly the speed of light. The materials could be ...