Rattled Atoms Mimic High-Temperature Superconductivity
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
An experiment at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory provided the first fleeting glimpse of the atomic structure of a material as it entered a state resembling room-temperature superconductivity - a long-sought phenomenon in which materials might conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency under everyday conditions.