What’s going on with the reports of a room-temperature superconductor? Rumors are flying of confirmation, but the situation is still frustratingly vague.

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[–]chadwickofwv 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Never trust "science" which comes from China. In fact, anything from China should be regarded as false until proven otherwise, much like every other government.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The situation is not frustratingly vague. Paradigm-shifting physics discoveries are 100% subject to being called fake and wrong, until verified. This one so far has been "verified" by an internet troon and a shady chinese lab you wouldn't trust to make a grilled cheese sammich.

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Reproduction was pretty strait forward, If you have the proper vacuum and heating equipment. It is hard to think that no one would have confirmed this yet.

Yet, I've mentioned before that I think the videos look pretty suspect.