Alleged Superconductor LK-99 Might Need 'Doping' to Work

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30 points·johngossman··9 comments

Above all LK-99 looks to be physically interesting and worth studying and a step forward for science. Now if it is actually super conducting, awesome, that’s a bonus.

Just a little strange that something so sophisticated was made by people so sloppy.

Hahahahaha. 99% of chemistry is done this way. The term used is 'serendipitous' - aka I accidentally grabbed the wrong bottle. Honestly.

Does a list with short descriptions of discoveries like these exist? Could be a fun read

Edit: apparently yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discoveries_influenced...

I remember reading how some scientist or inventor had alloyed iron/steel with various other metals and found a lot of samples rusted, but one with chromium was very shiny and didn't rust.

Also the original "point contact transistor" was pretty crude and impractical.

Yeah, it needs to be doped with a room temperature superconductor, lol.

Definitely needs dopes for it to work.

Even if it's not a superconductor, it will inspire a new wave of scientists working on them.

The image shows a big chunk of levitating matter labeled LK-99, so I guess it’s a superconductor.

Did anyone review this article before publishing it? Typos like “precursos”, really?

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