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Nature 454, 1062-1063 (28 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/4541062a; Published online 27 August 2008

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Condensed-matter physics: Dual realities in superconductors

Tetsuo Hanaguri1

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In some copper oxides, superconductivity emerges when fixed electrons become mobile. A microscopy technique reveals that this process is associated with the transfer of electrons between real and abstract spaces.

Superconductivity is a dramatic phenomenon in which a material loses all resistance to electric currents. Although the concept is simple, the electronic states that underlie superconductivity are complex, and provide a rich area for research.

  1. Tetsuo Hanaguri is in the Magnetic Materials Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
    Email: hanaguri@riken.jp

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