A newly discovered material called LK-99 kicked off a frenzy to see if it really was a game-changing superconductor. The results are disappointing.
a science reporter covering the environment, climate, and energy with a decade of experience. She is also the host of the Hell or High Water podcast.A screenshot of a video showing LK-99 partially levitating. A group of researchers who developed the material say it’s evidence that LK-99 is the world’s first room-temperature superconductor. Experts are skeptical.LK-99 hasn’t turned out to be the miraculous superconductor some people initially claimed it was.
The newly discovered material made headlines after a research team claimed it was the first room-temperature superconductor, which could revolutionize our energy system. Speculation that it could bring on a perfect power grid or easily make trains levitate sparked a frenzy to test whether LK-99 really was as game-changing as portrayed by the original team.
But the results so far indicate that LK-99 is not a superconductor, at room temperature or otherwise. A slew of research groups have released studies that counter claims originally made about LK-99. “With a great deal of sadness, we now believe that the game is over. LK99 is NOT a superconductor, not even at room temperatures . It is a very highly resistive poor quality material. Period. No point in fighting with the truth,” the University of Maryland’s Condensed Matter Theory Center
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