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Re:Argonne National Lab is attempting to replicate LK-99 by zarzavat on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:28AM (#36916929)
Even if it doesn’t turn out to be a superconductor, it is at least strongly diamagnetic, so it opens avenues for future research either way. There’s a potential scenario here where this doesn’t turn out to be a superconductor, but it nonetheless leads to a superconductor further down the line.
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Re:Argonne National Lab is attempting to replicate LK-99 by XorNot on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:36AM (#36917828)
The one wrinkle here is if the sample we saw actually was pyrolytic carbon and someone simply mislabeled a vial when looking for something to shoot the video with.

At the extreme end of big news, stupid things can happen (I've worked in a lab: people suck at labelling things they make).

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Re:Argonne National Lab is attempting to replicate LK-99 by jtriangle on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:55AM (#36917943)
If it is pyrolytic carbon, they've somehow significantly enhanced the dimagnetism of it, which is remarkable. Usually that stuff only barely floats, and only when it is very thin.
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Re:Argonne National Lab is attempting to replicate LK-99 by willis936 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:31PM (#36924246)
Where would this carbon come from? I think being able to produce an element out of thin air is more impressive than STP superconductors.
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