Whether LK-99 is superconductor mainly hinges on it having zero resistivity and the work getting confirmed and replicated. This zero resistance was shown in data at a material science conference in Korea yesterday.
Still awaiting confirmation and replication which is ongoing by many groups worldwide.
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This just feels very 1989ish if you get my gist.
Yes, Martin and Stanley
Is that Comic Sans?
Yep. Always a sign of quality.
https://twitter.com/dystopiabreaker/status/1684682340881293314?s=61&t=swpE8eZmgSiDyqZ80J5zHw
I think I will just assume it isn’t for now. I’m tired of rollercoasters.
[ Why isn’t there peer review before announcing a new break-through on world changing applied physics? ‘What if it’s true’, but we don’t want being recognized with possible misapplication (e.g. Oppenheimer|Sacharow – military|civil adaptation – maturing to 21st century knowledge)? ]
If it does have zero resistivity, the simplest test would just be to construct a loop from it, (A film with a hole would do.) and demonstrate a persistent current. No delicate measurements necessary.
If not, it’s science on a new material’s characteristics.
One has to justify funding on ‘our’ non educational, but capitalist&growth (priorities, risk/venture capital, stagnation(?) quality definition vs. resources/reserves EROI (recession/stagflation being a stable, natural, manageable state to societies(?)), intangible goods value to cultural development, etc.) efficiency ruled world definition(?).
Full and complete characterization and verification is needed. Even a really good diamagnetic is worth deep investigation. Also, if things almost work but just need refinement, then scientists will need to fully understand everything about it.