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A new hydrogen-rich compound may be a record-breaking superconductor

Material appears to transmit electricity without resistance at a relatively high temperature

illustration of LaH10

HELLA HYDROGEN  The compound LaH10 is composed of 10 hydrogen atoms (pink) for each lanthanum atom (green). This hydrogen-rich material was predicted to exhibit superconductivity, evidence for which has now been found.

Hanyu Liu

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

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