Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that quantum fluctuations in a vacuum can strengthen superconductivity, opening a new path for controlling unusual states of matter.
The study, published in Nature, was led by Profs. Changgan Zeng and Guanghui Cheng of the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The collaboration also included Prof. Qingdong Jiang of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Prof. Frank Wilczek of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other researchers.
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