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Real or not? What to know about new 'superconductor' claim

The Korean scientists behind LK-99 claim they've developed a new room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor called PCPOSOS. Doubts linger over the validity of their research.

2024.3.6

A computer-generated image of a superconductor [SHUTTERSTOCK]

Korean scientists behind bogus superconductor declare success again

A group of Korean scientists behind a viral superconductor claim that took the social media and stock market by storm have once again come up with a new compound that they insist is the world’s first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor.

2024.3.5

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[THINK ENGLISH] 초전도체, 양자컴퓨터, 로봇, 자율주행 … 과학기술 테마주에 몰리는 투자자들

After the room-temperature superconductor came MXene, followed by quantum computing. Today, the latest developments are in robots and autonomous driving. Investors are flocking to smaller science or tech-themed stocks, pushing the share prices up an

2023.9.27

An image of a stock market display screen [SHUTTER STOCK]

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Investors turn to niche stocks with mass-market potential

Investors are shifting towards niche stocks with mass-market potential such as robots and autonomous driving, as demand for EV battery and semiconductor stocks declines.

2023.9.16

More scientists say LK-99 'is not a superconductor'

More scientists are coming forward to refute a claim by a group of Korean researchers about the development of the world’s first room-temperature superconductor, sending ripples across the market.

2023.8.17

KSSC to prepare superconductor sample for verification

A Korean research team verifying the supposed development of a room-temperature superconductor said Friday that a sample of LK-99 is likely to be ready in about two to three weeks at the earliest.

2023.8.11

An image of LK-99, a compound that a group of Korean researchers claim has superconductivity, provided by Kim Hyun-tak, one of the co-authors of the study. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

LK-99 claims by Korean scientists shot down by global peers

The claim by a group of Korean scientists around the development of the world’s first room-temperature superconductor is being refuted by international research teams, as the stock market continues to fluctuate after a chaotic spree.

2023.8.9

A video of an experiment for LK-99, a compound that a group of Korean researchers claim has superconductivity [QUANTUM ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE]

[THINK ENGLISH] 상온 초전도체가 뭐길래 … 전 세계 이목 쏠린 한국 기업 논문

Manuscripts by Korean researchers featuring claims around the creation of a room-temperature superconductor have sparked excitement and skepticism around the world, propelling prominent research institutions into a race to replicate the results.

2023.8.9

[NEWS ANALYSIS] Experts scrutinize if LK-99 superconductor claims are valid

The potential creation of the world’s first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor shook the globe recently, raising excitement as well as a few eyebrows.

2023.8.4

[EXCLUSIVE] The man behind the LK-99 superconductor controversy

The group of researchers behind much-hyped research claiming to have developed a room-temperature superconductor remain largely shrouded in mystery as many of them are not currently affiliated with an academic institution.