Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To allow the flow of electric current without resistance. Certain materials superconduct at low temperatures.
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- verb To
exhibit superconductivity .
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Examples
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Next to “Schafroth,” Bob had written “First to observe that charged bosons superconduct.”
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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For more than two decades, scientists have worked to explain and enhance the performance of copper-oxide based ceramics, which two decades ago were discovered to superconduct at temperatures far warmer than any other known materials — though still requiring temperatures that are quite chilly by human standards.
Nanoscale Imaging Shows Unexpected Behaviors in High-Temperature Superconductors | Impact Lab 2007
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Japanese physicists have been experimenting with new bonding methods, and have found that ‘entirely end-bonded’ multiwalled carbon nanotubes can superconduct at temperatures 30 times higher than the regular type.
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It also has the lowest boiling point of any gas, which makes it useful for a variety of cooling applications, including keeping the hardware cold enough to superconduct at the Large
Ars Technica 2010
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It also has the lowest boiling point of any gas, which makes it useful for a variety of cooling applications, including keeping the hardware cold enough to superconduct at the Large
Ars Technica 2010
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I was recently reading about high temperature superconductors, which are able to superconduct at - 373F.
CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries chrisg288 2010
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Known high-temperature superconductors only superconduct well below room temperature, but a detailed understanding of how the materials work may one day lead to practical applications such as more efficient transmission of electricity across power grids.
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It also has the lowest boiling point of any gas, which makes it useful for a variety of cooling applications, including keeping the hardware cold enough to superconduct at the Large
Ars Technica 2010
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Hla says it should be possible to grow the wires on semiconductors or insulators as well and prove that electrons superconduct along the wires.
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But he adds that because the silver surface beneath the wire has very low resistance on the nanoscale, it's difficult to demonstrate that electrons superconduct along the wire's length rather than jumping through the silver.
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