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A comment on Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic samples.

Re:Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic sam... by kewp on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @01:26AM (#37044848)
Someone on YouTube mentioned that LK99 is ceramic ie not metal which nullifies many of its potential uses even if it does turn out to be superconducting
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Re:Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic sam... by kzrdude on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @09:07AM (#37048430)
YBCO is also not a metal and has also been hard to use, but it has its uses.
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Re:Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic sam... by postalrat on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @11:12AM (#37050204)
Do you have any idea how many crazy things are said by "Someone on YouTube"?
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