Long ago, there was a company that claimed to have a way of growing a "bipoloron chain" that wasn't superconducting, but was 10^6 times (or more) as conductive

Long ago, there was a company that claimed to have a way of growing a "bipoloron chain" that wasn't superconducting, but was 10^6 times (or more) as conductive as copper or silver. They called it an "ultraconductor"[1]. I give it 50/50 odds of being a scam. I've always wondered if there could be something to this, and now it sounds like there might be. I have no way to judge the merits of it personally, I just keep my eye out for things that indicate it might have been real. Also, there's this patent[2] from 3 years ago that might have been using strain to make a superconductor that previously wasn't. [1] http://www.superconductors.org/ultra.htm http://www.superconductors.org/ultra.htm [2] https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190058105A1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190058105A1/en