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.
#superconductors on Hacker News
6 stories tagged superconductors, newest first.
Andrew McCalip demonstrates synthesis of LK99(twitter.com)
500 points by gabesullice | 313 comments
Tweet by Andrew McCalip showing a video of his LK-99 superconductor replication sample tested with a magnet for the Meissner effect on day 8.5.
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.
LK-99: The live online race for a room-temperature superconductor(forums.spacebattles.com)
489 points by fofoz | 492 comments
A SpaceBattles forum thread discussing claims of the LK-99 room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor and the online efforts to replicate it.
Superconductor news: What’s claimed, and how strong the evidence seems to be(science.org)
1142 points by etiam | 450 comments
Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science.org discussing claims of a room-temperature superconductor and assessing the strength of the evidence.