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There is a novel material called LK-99 that was purported to be a superconductor at standard temperature/pressure, but it turns out it may not actually be a superconductor. If it were true, it would’ve been a revolutionary breakthrough.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LK-99
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It might still result in it.
Right now the process might result in a material that superconducts at room temperature, it might only have some qualities at some temperatures, or it might not have any at any temp.
There’s a lot in the process that’s just blind chance, eventually we might be able to influence that chance
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