When a team of scientists in South Korea published a paper last month claiming to have created the first room-temperature superconductor, the announcement caused more than a few heads to turn. That’s ...

A team of researchers verified a key measurement from a study earlier this year that had faced doubts from other scientists. By Kenneth Chang A magical material that could effortlessly conduct ...

A newly developed, highly conductive copper wire could find applications in the electric grid, as well as in homes and businesses. The finding defies what's been thought about how metals conduct ...

Electrical conductivity measures the ability of water to conduct an electrical current. The higher the concentration of dissolved charged chemicals (also known as salts) in the water, the greater the ...

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Researchers at Washington State University have accidentally increased the conductivity of a crystal 400 times, simply by exposing it to light. Doctoral student Marianne Tarun noticed ...