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What Causes High-temperature Superconductivity?
A phase change at absolute zero temperature may provide key insights into the decades-old mystery of high-temperature superconductivity.
A phase change at absolute zero temperature may provide key insights into the decades-old mystery of high-temperature superconductivity.
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