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Harold Hwang

Harold Hwang

Director, Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES)

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The significance of this research lies in its potential to expand our understanding of high-temperature superconductors. Overcoming high-pressure constraints now allows comprehensive studies that were previously out of reach.

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The race to practical superconductors

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Leading nickelate superconductor development at SLAC/Stanford

Scientists just cracked a problem that's plagued superconductor research for decades: how to make these wonder materials work without crushing them under diamond-anvil pressures. In February 2025, teams at SLAC and Stanford stabilized nickelate superconductors at everyday pressure using substrate compression, while University of Houston researchers locked in a superconducting state using a rapid pressure-release technique. Both still require ultra-cold temperatures, but eliminating the pressure constraint opens the door to real experiments—and eventually, to lossless power grids and fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Updated Jan 7