Sweden superconductivity breakthrough: sculpted nanoscale surfaces boost performance

Researchers at Chalmers University in Sweden report a new way to make superconductors work at higher temperatures and resist strong magnetic fields. Instead of altering the material's chemistry, they sculpted a nanoscale pattern of ridges and valleys into the surface beneath an u

Data centers and electronics already consume a large share of the world's electricity, much of it lost as heat. Researchers at Chalmers University in Sweden, with RISE Research Institutes, report a way to keep superconductors working at higher temperatures and under strong magnetic fields by sculpting the substrate surface rather than changing the material's chemistry. Published in Nature Communications.

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