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High-temperature superconductors

Recorded year1986

Bednorz and Müller's ceramic cuprates superconduct at much warmer temperatures.

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SuperconductivityRecorded · 1911enables

Led to

20-tesla HTS magnetRecorded · 2021enables
Room-temperature superconductorForecast · ~2068enables
Superconducting hoverboardForecast · ~2070enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.