superconductive
adjective
su·per·con·duc·tive
ˌsü-pər-kən-ˈdək-tiv 
: having no electrical resistance : exhibiting superconductivity
… superconductive materials could be used to build superpowerful magnets, highly efficient electric motors and loss-free electric transmission lines, if only it were economical to do so.—
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This might look like manufacturing specialized materials at scale, building new quantum foundries, expanding the talent pipeline, advancing cooling technology, and mass-producing cryogenic equipment and materials with superconductive properties.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
So now, after Kamerlingh Onnes’ initial discovery of mercury’s superconductive properties, where did the research go?
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
But in 1986, German and Swiss physicists found materials that could be superconductive at temperatures high enough to be cooled by liquid nitrogen, a relatively cheap way of lowering an object’s temperature.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
In his long career studying superconductive materials, he’s seen advances come from outsiders with puzzling papers that explored unfamiliar types of compounds.
—WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
The millimeter-sized sample reportedly demonstrated superconductive capabilities by allowing electricity to pass through it nearly unimpeded at around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and at ambient air pressure.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
Since 2015 scientists have measured room-temperature superconductive behavior in hydrogen-rich materials called hydrides.
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2023
Grollier added that magnetic oscillations are much easier to measure than superconductive pulses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
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Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
So now, after Kamerlingh Onnes’ initial discovery of mercury’s superconductive properties, where did the research go?
—Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2024
But in 1986, German and Swiss physicists found materials that could be superconductive at temperatures high enough to be cooled by liquid nitrogen, a relatively cheap way of lowering an object’s temperature.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
In his long career studying superconductive materials, he’s seen advances come from outsiders with puzzling papers that explored unfamiliar types of compounds.
—WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
The millimeter-sized sample reportedly demonstrated superconductive capabilities by allowing electricity to pass through it nearly unimpeded at around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and at ambient air pressure.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
Since 2015 scientists have measured room-temperature superconductive behavior in hydrogen-rich materials called hydrides.
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2023
Grollier added that magnetic oscillations are much easier to measure than superconductive pulses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017
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“Superconductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superconductive. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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