LK-99: the room-temperature superconductor discovery causing a stir

Scientific community sceptical of ‘magic material that would revolutionise our world’

A piece of metal levitates over an electrical conductor, or superconductor
Superconductivity can cause metals to levitate by generating powerful magnetic fields
(Image credit: Corbis via Getty Images)

The scientific community remains “deeply sceptical” over claims of a discovery of the world’s first superconductor able to operate at room temperature and under normal pressure.

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