LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved the mystery

Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by pclmulqdq on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @08:40PM (#37155738)

The pace of development of computing seems to have trained people to think in terms of "when" for science and engineering problems. The normal paradigm is to think in terms of "if," and that aligns well with most non-computing inventions.

There is a good chance that they never reach the exponential breakpoints that everyone likes to fantasize about.

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Re:LK-99 isn’t a superconductor – how science sleuths solved... by jonathankoren on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @11:43PM (#37156918)

Yeah. There’s a lot of wishful thinking about science and sciencing up solutions to the world’s problems — especially here. The fact is, most progress is slow, and even if there is progress, it’s not necessarily economical in either financial or energy perspective.

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