superconduct
Electricity flows perfectly
To superconduct is to transmit electrical current with zero resistance, a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at extremely low temperatures.
When a material superconducts, current flows indefinitely without energy loss: The wire began to superconduct once cooled below its critical temperature.
The property enables powerful electromagnets and other applications where efficiency matters.
Magnetically suspended rail transport
- MRI machinesMagnetic medical imaging devices
- particle acceleratorsDevices speeding subatomic matter
- power transmissionConveying mechanical energy elsewhere
- quantum computingCalculation using subatomic phenomena
qubits · fusion reactors · tokamak · energy storage · sensors · electronics
Suspension through electromagnetic force
- diamagnetismWeak repulsion from magnets
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- mixed stateConcurrent mania and depression
- magnetometryMeasuring magnetic field strength
Ultralow temperature science
- liquid heliumSupercooled element in fluid state
- liquid nitrogenCryogenic form of air's main component
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
low temperatures · Kelvin · absolute zero · heat sink · supercooled · room-temperature
Separation between electronic bands
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- condensateGas turned to liquid
- quasiparticlesEffective excitations in solids
- order parameterVariable tracking phase transitions
maglev trains
Magnetically suspended rail transport
- MRI machinesMagnetic medical imaging devices
- particle acceleratorsDevices speeding subatomic matter
- power transmissionConveying mechanical energy elsewhere
quantum computing · qubits · fusion reactors · tokamak · energy storage · sensors · electronics
magnetic levitation
Suspension through electromagnetic force
- diamagnetismWeak repulsion from magnets
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- mixed stateConcurrent mania and depression
cryogenics
Ultralow temperature science
- liquid heliumSupercooled element in fluid state
- liquid nitrogenCryogenic form of air's main component
- cryostatMaintains cryogenic temperatures
refrigeration · low temperatures · Kelvin · absolute zero · heat sink · supercooled · room-temperature
energy gap
Separation between electronic bands
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- condensateGas turned to liquid
- quasiparticlesEffective excitations in solids
- superconducting magnetResistance-free electromagnetic coil
superconductor, superconductivity, superconducting, superconduction, superconductive