Researchers have discovered a new compound called LK-99 that could enable the fabrication of room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductors. Two separate sources have provided very preliminary confirmations of this breakthrough, including a simulation indicating it could be possible and a short video from Chinese researchers that seems to indicate some properties of superconductivity.

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[–] qwamqwamqwam@sh.itjust.works 136 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

Holy fucking shit

Edit: Article was disappointing, unfortunately. A roundup of preliminary analyses, including a supercomputer simulation, a Russian amateur claiming to have synthesized it, and a Chinese lab confirming the study. Given the fact that others are having difficulty replicating this, and the other drama surrounding the discovery I’m going to need better proof than this before getting really excited.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Yep. This is one of those world changing tech advances.

Replication is a huge step.

But I temper the excitement with the memory that I read my first The Coming Room Temp Superconductor revolution 30 or so years ago. IIRC it was a cover story in Scientific American in the early 90s.

That said, fuck I hope they have cracked a scalable RTS.

[–] Apex_Fail@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First off, don't refer to the 90's as "30" years ago. That's just rude dude....

Second, yeah this has been an ongoing theme for decades....

Wait, did I get old? What the fuck?!

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Wait, did I get old?

Nah. No one every gets old... Old is always 10 years older than you are now.

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