July 2026 News

Superconducting Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide (Adobe Stock)
July 8, 2026
A material made from yttrium, barium, and copper oxide (better known as YBCO) has intrigued scientists since its discovery in 1987, largely because it retains its...
Rohit Raut, James Wilhelmi, Tyler Stokes, Frank Lopez, and Karsten Heeger in the DUNE clean room assembly area in a Wright Lab high bay.
July 1, 2026
4,850 feet beneath the surface of the Earth in a former gold mine, scientists and engineers are building one of the most ambitious physics experiments ever conceived: the...