Normal metals transport heat efficiently because there are so many different possible microscopic configurations that the individual electrons can jump between. (sciencedaily.com)
«The electrons were moving in unison with each other, much like a fluid, instead of as individual particles like in normal metals,» said Wu. (sciencedaily.com)
«What this material needed was the ability to fail gracefully, like normal metals do,» says Johnson. (discovermagazine.com)