The Verge writes that "LK-99 hasn t turned out to be the miraculous superconductor some people initially claimed it was."
[T]he results so far indicate that LK-99 is not a superconductor, at room temperature or otherwise. A slew of research groups have released studies that counter claims origina.
The discovery of LK-99 kicked off a frenzy when researchers claimed it was the world’s first room-temperature superconductor. But new research this week dashes hopes about LK-99’s potential.
LK-99 caused a frenzy after a group of researchers claimed it was the world’s first room-temperature superconductor. If that’s the case, it could bring on radical changes to the power grid and everything that runs on electricity. But experts have doubts.