<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2025/february/02102025-tcsuh-breakthrough.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>02/10/2025 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>UH Physicists Hit Major Milestone in Advancing Superconductor Applications</title><subtitle/><description>Researchers at the University of Houston’s Texas Center for Superconductivity have achieved another first in their quest toward ambient-pressure high-temperature superconductivity, bringing us one step closer to finding superconductors that work in everyday conditions – and potentially unlocking a new era of energy-efficient technologies.</description><author>Bryan Luhn</author><author-email>jbluhn@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone>713-743-0954</author-phone><image><img src="/news-events/stories/2025/_images/chu_deng_spiff_1.png" alt="UH physicists Paul Chu and Liangzi Deng"/></image><categories>Research,Science[COMMA] Energy &amp; Innovation</categories></item>