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Superconductors can levitate above a magnet

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LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

Following a flurry of replication attempts, the claim that LK-99 perfectly conducts electricity at room temperature and pressure is looking unlikely to hold up

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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LK-99's creators claim it is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure

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Why it's so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor

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Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

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Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

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Does space-time remember? The search for gravitational memory

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Does space-time remember? The search for gravitational memory

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Superconductors can magnetically levitate

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51��s race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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The best new science fiction books of August 2023

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Room temperature superconductors could be transformative for science

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Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

Truly convenient materials that can conduct electricity perfectly have long been sought after by researchers, but their history is one of difficult experiments, theoretical puzzles and scientific controversy

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Room-temperature superconductor 'breakthrough' met with scepticism

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