Mechanism for High-Tc Superconductivty Probed

by R. Colin Johnson EE Times, 6 Jul 2006 Researchers said they have moved a step closer to understanding the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity. The discovery of a high-temperature superconductor (bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide) by IBM in 1986 made lower-cost devices feasible. Since then, researchers have been trying to understand why these materials superconduct at such a high temperature. Their aim is to design materials that superconduct at even higher temperatures -- perhaps even at room temperature. Read more