![Dr Jeff Tallon and Dr Bob Buckley outside IRL building](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/002/196/full/Dr-Jeff-Tallon-and-Dr-Bob-Buckley20161020-31233-uazoub.jpg?1674167805)
On 16 May 1988, a paper written by a team of New Zealand scientists led by Dr Jeff Tallon and Dr Bob Buckley was published in the scientific journal Nature. It revolutionised the field of high-temperature superconductors and brought commercial reward to the team’s business partner American Superconductor Corporation.