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Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have provided the first experimental evidence that clogging is a nonequilibrium phase transition by studying superconducting vortices. Using a novel two-step measurement protocol, they distinguished clogging from conventional vortex pinning and revealed shared critical behavior between clogging and depinning, opening new avenues for understanding, predicting, and controlling blockages across diverse scientific and engineering systems.
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Institute of Science Tokyo
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