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Claims about the discovery of a coveted room-temperature superconductor peppered the news in 2023. We pulled three stories from our archives on what superconductivity is and why scientists study it.
Giant eddy currents in the sea spread heat. But if trapped in place, they can cause marine heatwaves deadly to sea life. And there’s a big one shaping up off Sydney right now.
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Physics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate professor, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand