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Superconducting balls

electron micrograph of superconducting ball

(above) Scanning electron micrograph of a 0.25-mm-diameter ball consisting of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O particles packed closely together.

(below) The apparatus for creating and viewing the ball.

apparatus for creating superconducting ball

reported by: Tao et al., in the 27 December Physical Review Letters