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Superconductivity at Room Temperature
Researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-Bangalore have reported observing superconductivity at room temperature, in a new composite material made of gold and silver. Superconductivity Superconductivity is defined as a phenomenon in which the electrical resistivity suddenly drops to zero at its transition temperature. The phenomenon was first discovered in 1911 in mercury (Hg). Electricity ..
Topics: Bengaluru • Electrons • Gold • IISc • Mercury • Resistance • Silver • Superconductivity
PCI urges media to do objective reporting on polls
PCI (Press Council of India) have issued some guidelines for media to do objective reporting on election polls and warned it against the practice of paid news. As per the guidelines, newspapers are not expected to indulge in unhealthy election campaigns, reports about candidate or party during the election period. PCI has warned media to ..
Topics: Bengaluru • Electrons • Gold • IISc • Mercury • Resistance • Silver • Superconductivity
Scientists discover new state of matter
Scientists Los Alamos National Laboratory, US have discovered a potential new state of matter that may help explain phenomena like superconductivity. It was discovered in the high-magnetic-field state of the heavy fermion superconductor CeRhIn5. Heavy fermions are intermetallic compounds, containing rare earth or actinide elements. Key Facts In the new state, material’s electrons are aligned ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2017
Topics: International • Science and Technology • States of Matter • Superconductivity • US
TIFR Researchers discovery challenges theory of superconductivity
Researchers’ team from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have discovered that bismuth semi-metal in bulk form becomes a superconductor. The team was lead by Dr. S. Ramakrishnan of the Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences at TIFR, Mumbai. What researchers have discovered? They have discovered that when temperature of bismuth semi-metal in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: BCS theory • Physics • Science and Technology • Superconductivity • TIFR