All superconductor

August 18, 2026

There’s no place like Chicago for a one-of-a-kind microscope

UIC’s newest instrument takes atomic-scale pictures of superconductors.

Cobalt atoms (red) are placed on a copper surface (green) one at a time to form a Kondo droplet, leading to a collective pattern that is the fundamental building block of superconductivity.

March 2, 2020

Manipulating atoms to make better superconductors

Researchers experiment with collective dynamics

July 28, 2014

Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity

Key findings could lead to energy superhighways

October 29, 2013

Superconductors key to expanding energy technology

Physics professor looks for efficient way to transport alternative energy