Our partners at Cornell have contributed to the future of superconductors by researching a new type of superconductivity in the material uranium ditelluride. Cornell’s use of the pulse-echo ultrasound device – which was fabricated on what Principal Investigator Brad Ramshaw called his ‘magical sputtering chamber’ – clarifies and confirms the properties of uranium ditelluride and how those characteristics can be applied. This research is crucial as it clarifies the fundamental nature of the superconductor to allow for future scientific exploration, future technological applications, and promising possibilities surrounding superconductivity and science.