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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

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 ...

A group of researchers claims to have developed a new kind of superconductor with potentially revolutionary properties, but other scientists are not yet convinced. Nature reported the controversy ...

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 ...

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 ...