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Korean Academic Society Says Controversial Superconductor LK-99 ‘Groundless’

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean academic society said Wednesday the controversial room-temperature superconductor, known as LK-99, is “groundless” as its attempts to replicate its superconductivity have been unsuccessful. The Korean Society of Superconductivity and Cryogenics published a white paper, saying that eight local laboratories have conducted reproduction studies in accordance with [...]

Korean Researchers’ Claim over Superconductor Creation Draws Global Attention

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean researchers’ claim of a breakthrough of a potential room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor is stirring up controversy over whether their discovery is real or not amid global interest. Researchers from the Seoul-based Quantum Energy Research Centre Inc., including Lee Suk-bae, Kim Hyun-tak and Kwon Young-wan, posted [...]