Scientists believe so called triplet superconductors could open the door to the most energy efficient technologies ever developed.
"A triplet superconductor is high on the wish list of many physicists working in the field of solid state physics," said Professor Jacob Linder.
Linder is a physicist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU' Department of Physics, where he works at QuSpin -- a research centre that brings together some of the university's leading researchers.
"Materials that are triplet superconductors are a kind of 'holy grail' in quantum technology, and more specifically quantum computing," explained Linder.
Researchers around the world are eager to confirm the existence of such materials. Now Linder and his team believe they may be getting close.
"We think we may have observed a triplet superconductor," said Professor Linder.
If verified, the finding would represent a major step forward for quantum science.
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