LK-99 isn’t a superconductor(nature.com)
2063 points by Brajeshwar | 679 comments
Nature news article from August 2023 explaining how researchers determined that LK-99 is not a room-temperature superconductor.
#condensed-matter-physics on Hacker News
4 stories tagged condensed-matter-physics, newest first.
LK-99: Team of Southeast University observed zero resistance below 110 K(twitter.com)
613 points by thecopy | 325 comments
A tweet reporting that a Southeast University team observed zero electrical resistance below 110 K in LK-99 samples, with video screenshots and charts.
A room-temperature superconductor? New developments(science.org)
1158 points by nneonneo | 735 comments
Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science.org (Aug 2023) discussing new developments around the claimed room-temperature superconductor LK-99.
Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor LK-99 preprint revision 2(arxiv.org)
444 points by lnyan | 268 comments
arXiv preprint (v2) by Lee et al. claiming LK-99, a copper-doped lead apatite, is a room-temperature ambient-pressure superconductor showing levitation.