References & Sources  -  July 18, 1998

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Oxygen gets superconducting powers

Under high pressures and cold temperatures, oxygen becomes a superconductor.

 

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 3, July 18, 1998, p. 47.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

References:

Shimizu, K., et al. 1998. Superconductivity in oxygen. Nature 393(June 25):767.

 

Further Readings:

Vergano, D. 1996. Crystalline hydrogen gets its first X ray. Science News 150(Oct. 26):261.

 

Sources:

Katsuya Shimizu
Osaka University
Department of Material Physics
Faculty of Engineering Science
Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531
Japan

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