# Xue Qikun

China’s 'Nickel Age': Breakthrough in Ambient-Pressure Superconductors Signals New Frontier in Materials Science

Chinese scientists from SUSTech and USTC have discovered two new nickel-based high-temperature superconductors that function at ambient pressure. Published in Nature, this breakthrough utilizes artificial atomic stacking to bypass the extreme pressure requirements that have previously hindered nickelate research, positioning China at the forefront of quantum materials science.