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Scientists believe a true room-temperature superconductor could change the way we live. (Images courtesy of Insider)

A Room-temperature Superconductor, Fact or Fiction?

LK-99, a polycrystalline compound composed of lead, oxygen, and phosphorus, was considered a superconductor capable of providing perfect electrical conductivity at room temperature and was intended to transform the field of physics. The unprecedented energy efficiency of room-temperature superconductors is… Read More »A Room-temperature Superconductor, Fact or Fiction?