Create account

Coverage dated October 1, 2026 to October 2, 2026

Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry

Headline from Phys

Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled to ultralow temperatures. And depending on their quantum structure, they can also showcase strange properties like magnetic levitation. But now things are getting a little weirder.

Phys's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

2 articles, oldest first.

  1. Science Alert

    Physicists Find a Superconductor That 'Breaks' The Symmetry of Time – A First For Its Kind (opens Science Alert)

    Published

    Science Alert's feed description

    Under certain conditions – such as bone-brittling temperatures lower than that of deep space –...

  2. Phys

    Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry (opens Phys)

    Published

    Phys's feed description

    Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled to ultralow temperatures. And depending on their quantum structure, they can also showcase strange properties like magnetic levitation. But now things are getting a little weirder.

Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry | Since Then