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What‘s the big deal about that superconductor stuff? (feddit.de)
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[–] poopsmith@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is a novel material called LK-99 that was purported to be a superconductor at standard temperature/pressure, but it turns out it may not actually be a superconductor. If it were true, it would've been a revolutionary breakthrough.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK-99