Superconductor Breakthrough Claims Need Validation, Expert Says
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Scientists are taking a skeptical eye until they see validation on claims about a potential breakthrough in superconductor technology from South Korea, as similar scientific claims in the past have turned out to be errors, an expert said.
There were “major scientific attraction scandals where big claims were made and later shown to be incorrect,” Michael Biercuk, professor of quantum physics at the University of Sydney and the chief executive officer and founder of quantum sensing company Q-CTRL, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Friday. “We are hopeful that that’s not the case here, but everybody is waiting to see what happens.”