First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconductivity (includes video)

Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by usrusr on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @06:57AM (#36954549)

My guess would be that those letters are an even more shortened form of linear amp(lifier). That term does not really imply anything about transistors vs tubes, but the way GP uses it suggested some jargon exists where it's exclusively used for the tube incarnation of the concept.

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Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by shakow on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @07:46AM (#36954833)

> My guess would be that those letters are an even more shortened form of linear amp(lifier).

No, they were colloquially called (void) lamps in at least French and Slavic languages, because they looked like incandescent bulbs, that were called lamps (lampe/лампа) as well.

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Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by codedokode on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:11AM (#36955502)

And tubes glow like a lamp so it is natural to call them so.

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Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by coolspot on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @03:23PM (#36961216)

So they are lamps, just very inefficient.

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Re:First claimed successful replication of LK-99 superconduc... by melenaboija on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:00AM (#36955394)

I don't think so, it seems to me it is because its semblance with incandescent bulbs. In Spanish are actually also known as "bulbos"[1] (bulbs).

[1] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1lvula_termoi%C3%B3nica

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