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Aug 10, 2023 · Fundamentals

Is LK-99 the First Room‑Temperature Superconductor? Exploring the Evidence

Recent claims that South Korean researchers have created LK‑99, a material exhibiting superconductivity at room temperature and ambient pressure, have sparked worldwide excitement and skepticism, prompting numerous replication attempts, debates over experimental validity, and discussions of its potential revolutionary impact on technologies such as maglev transport and quantum computing.