Opposite of a superconductor This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 1 month ago by hazra.3. Viewing 2 reply threads Author Posts October 25, 2018 at 3:01 pm #503 hazra.3Member This is an interesting old story with some possibly interesting new angles. broad overview here : https://www.nature.com/articles/452542a nice exptal work here (from 10 yrs back): https://www.nature.com/articles/nature06837 recent general spiel available here : http://www.physics.nyu.edu/events.html?EventsPage=cmp recent theory work here : https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.06862 October 25, 2018 at 4:26 pm #506 rowland.208Keymaster How is a superinsulator defined? Is it just zero conductance at finite temperature? December 5, 2018 at 5:27 pm #519 hazra.3Member In addition, I think there needs to evidence of a stiffness to number fluctuations, just as stiffness to phase fluctuations (Meissner effect) is essential for establishing superconductivity. Not sure what the best measurable signature is. Author Posts Viewing 2 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In