Light-induced transient superconductivity claims
Experiments report that intense infrared light pulses make certain materials behave briefly like superconductors at temperatures where they normally are not. Whether this is genuine superconductivity is disputed.
Why it matters
If true, superconductivity could be created far above its equilibrium temperature by driving specific lattice vibrations.
Review
M. Mitrano et al., Possible light-induced superconductivity in K3C60 at high temperature, Nature, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16522 reference checked
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