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Light-Confining Cavity Controls Superconductivity Without External Fields
Columbia University physicists demonstrated for the first time that embedding a material in a built-in light-confining cavity can alter its superconducting properties without any external stimulus.
Key Takeaways
- First demonstration that vacuum fluctuations in a built-in cavity can alter superconducting properties
- No external light, pressure, or magnetic field required — only the cavity's electromagnetic environment
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