Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Celebrating 100 years of superconductivity

This year marks the 100th anniversary since superconductivity was discovered in Leiden, The Netherlands, by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and co-workers on 8 April 1911. Yielding no less than seven Nobel Prizes, the study of superconductors remains more active than ever in terms of forming a fundamental understanding of their underlying mechanism, and in seeking new and novel applications that already extend to digital electronics, sensors, medicine and metrology.

In recognition of this centennial year we are pleased to present a collection of superconductivity-themed review articles published in Reports on Progress in Physics over the last 10 years. Reflecting the wide-reaching impact of superconductors across many areas of physics, each article will be free to read until the end of 2011.

Tim Smith
Senior Publisher

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