Why it’s so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor
LK-99’s creators declare it’s a superconductor at room temperature and strain
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Current claims {that a} materials referred to as LK-99 conducts electrical energy completely at room temperature and strain have kicked off an unbelievable flurry of experimental exercise. There are a number of methods to check if one thing is such a superconductor, nonetheless the flurry has but to seek out a lot scientific consensus. Creating pure samples of LK-99 within the lab and figuring out their high quality can also be proving troublesome.
Not like typical conductors reminiscent of steel wires, superconductors permit electrical energy to go via them with out …
