When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records

If confirmed, it’s the highest-temperature superconductor at atmospheric pressure

A small, cylindrical object is illuminated beneath a microscope

A diamond anvil cell (shown) is used to increase the pressure, and then rapidly release it, on a new record-breaking superconductor.

Anthony Gollab/University of Houston

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