vortices

However, superconductors also contain tiny quantum structures known as vortices.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Using scanning tunneling microscopy, a technique capable of imaging surfaces at the atomic level, the researchers confirmed that the steps ran parallel to one another and directly observed vortices positioned along them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead, failure is usually triggered by the movement of vortices, tiny regions where magnetic flux can pass through the material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

As the current rises, these vortices can begin to move.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Adam’s irises were light blue with dark radial lines leading into the vortices of his pupils.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck