Tag: University of Rochester

Nature Retracts Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery

Nature, one of the most prestigious journals in scientific publishing, on Tuesday retracted a high-profile paper it had published in March that claimed the discovery of a superconductor that worked at everyday temperatures. It was the second superconductor paper involving Ranga P. Dias, a professor of mechanical engineering and physics at the University of Rochester […]

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Most Authors of Major Superconductor Claim Seek Retraction

A team of 11 scientists reported in March in the journal Nature that they had discovered a room-temperature superconductor. Eight of those scientists have now asked Nature to retract their paper. That pits them against the man who led the research: Ranga P. Dias, a professor of mechanical engineering and physics at the University of […]

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