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Breakthrough in Superconducting Germanium Advances Quantum Technologies

10/31/2025

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Researchers produced superconducting germanium, achieving zero-resistance conduction at 3.5 Kelvin, in Nature Nanotechnology.
Scientists from New York University and the University of Queensland used molecular beam epitaxy to incorporate gallium into germanium.
This approach overcomes structural stability challenges and could enable integration of superconducting materials into electronic devices.
The results advance quantum technologies and materials science.

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Researchers produced superconducting germanium, achieving zero-resistance conduction at 3.5 Kelvin, in Nature Nanotechnology.
Scientists from New York University and the University of Queensland used molecular beam epitaxy to incorporate gallium into germanium.
This approach overcomes structural stability challenges and could enable integration of superconducting materials into electronic devices.
The results advance quantum technologies and materials science.