Scientists find new superconducting material that could power future quantum tech
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Scientists at IFW Dresden discovered a new superconducting material called PtBi₂ that exhibits unprecedented six-fold electron pairing symmetry, unlike all previously known superconductors. This crystalline material naturally produces Majorana particles along its edges without requiring complex engineering or extreme conditions. These elusive particles are considered building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computers because they can encode information while remaining protected from quantum noise, potentially revolutionizing future quantum technologies.
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