If LK-99 is the real deal, it could be a game-changer for everything from quantum computing and medical imaging to energy and transportation. But there are a lot of red flags. If LK-99 is the real ...

All that Andrew McCalip wanted for his 34th birthday was a shipment of red phosphorus. It was a tough request—the substance happens to be an ingredient for cooking meth and is controlled by the US ...

South Korean scientists claim to have made a superconductor, LK-99, that works at room temperature. Experts are skeptical, but if such a material exists, it could boost energy production and storage.

If there was any hope remaining that LK-99 might be a room-temperature superconductor, it’s pretty much dead now. In fact, it’s worse than that. Pure samples of the substance show that it is an ...

In late July, a preprint paper written by scientists from the relatively unknown Quantum Energy Research Centre claimed to have created a material that was a superconductor at room temperature and ...

Experts continue to push back against extraordinary claims of a room-temperature superconductor. But even a flop could open up new pathways for materials research. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science ...

Tech enthusiasts were abuzz for the last few weeks about the possibility of a new superconductor called LK-99, and while recent studies show the material may not be a superconductor after all, ...

A South Korean team’s claim to have discovered a superconductor that works at room temperature and ambient pressure has become a viral sensation — and prompted a slew of replication efforts by ...

When researchers claimed to discover a room-temperature superconductor called LK-99, it set off a viral race to replicate their findings in both professional and amateur labs in pursuit of a ...

Social media users are excited about what would be a breakthrough in solid state physics, but many experts in the field are cautiously skeptical. By Kenneth Chang This is the second room-temperature ...