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  1. Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

    In 1932, the #cryogenic laboratory led by Lev Shubnikov was the first in the USSR to achieve helium liquefaction, a technological breakthrough that facilitated further research, culminating in the discovery of type II #superconductivity (named the Shubnikov phase) in 1936. These spherical containers were used for the storage of liquid hydrogen.

    #photography
    #Russia
    #science
    #helium
    #Kharkiv

  2. 🧵 Post 2 / 3 — Removing Hand-Waving
    🌀 Where the hand-waving usually starts
    In many explanations we’re told: • “electrons form clouds”
    • “bonds form by overlap”
    • “Cooper pairs move without resistance”
    All true — but often mechanically vague.
    Using explicit phase, boundary, and flux constraints, many topics become clearer without contradicting known physics: electron orbitals, bonding (covalent/ionic/metallic), reaction selectivity, and even superconductivity (Cooper pairs, flux exclusion).
    Probability remains — but it’s no longer doing all the explanatory work.
    🌀
    #Chemistry #PhysicalChemistry #CondensedMatter #Superconductivity
    #BeyondHandWaving #MechanicsAndProbability

  3. Superconductivity = zero resistance ⚡

    New research digs into Cooper pair density and how it drives the superconducting state.

    Big implications for quantum tech + energy.

    🔗 phys.org/news/2025-03-supercon

    #Superconductivity #QuantumPhysics #CondensedMatter #Physics

  4. It looks like #MooresLaw still has a long future. A recent paper describing a #graphene based, 5-lane "superhighway" was recently proven out at -456 ℉. High-efficiency, room-temperature #superconductivity was already possible possible in other ways at 59-68 ℉. The discovery of #RhombohedralGraphene could lead to significant improvements in bandwidth for low-power computing.

    Graphene-based materials have #quantumeffects on electrons. I'd be very surprised if there weren't also implications here for #quantumcomputing. We're living in the future, folks!

    1. phys.org/news/2024-05-physicis
    2. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu