LK99

An investigation has found that the physicist who claimed to have developed the world’s first room-temperature superconductor engaged in “research misconduct,” according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Ranga Dias, a researcher and assistant professor at the University of Rochester, has been under investigation by a committee of outside experts since last August over concerns about the accuracy of his findings.“The committee concluded, in accordance with University policy and federal regulations, that Dias…

Ever since the spooky phenomenon of superconductivity was discovered in 1911, scientists have been searching for superconducting materials that work under practical conditions.If only they could find a compound in which electrical resistance vanishes at room temperature and ambient pressure – not extreme cold and ultrahigh forces – then we could finally step into the world they envisage of ultrafast computer chips, levitating trains, and superefficient energy grids.For a hot minute, it looked like 2023 was going to be…

A study from the CAS Institute of Physics has debunked the claims of superconductivity in LK-99, a compound earlier thought to exhibit superconductivity at ambient pressure. The research found that the compound’s observed properties were due to the first-order structural transition of Cu2S impurities, not superconductivity. This conclusion resolves the confusion sparked by earlier claims that had caused a viral sensation among scientists and the public.New research has disproved the superconductivity claims of LK-99,…