"Breakthrough: Superconducting Device Revolutionizes Computing Energy Efficiency"

Scientists at MIT have developed a simple superconducting diode that could significantly reduce energy consumption in computing systems. The diode, which allows current to flow in one direction with no resistance, is more than twice as efficient as similar devices. It has the potential to be used in high-power computing systems and emerging quantum computing technologies. The diode is easily scalable and could be produced in large quantities on a single silicon wafer. The researchers discovered that the diode effect is a result of the Meissner screening effect and edge asymmetries within the superconducting diodes.