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“Both papers present similar measurements” I’m not a physicist expert of superconductors, although I’ve followed quite closely that field since the ‘90s. But i

“Both papers present similar measurements” I’m not a physicist expert of superconductors, although I’ve followed quite closely that field since the ‘90s. But if the measurements are similar and correct and if the video of lk-99 levitating above a magnet demonstrating the Meissner effect is not fake, I don’t really have an alternative explanation to account for all of that. I guess that we’ll see what happens in the next week or two. This is too high stakes to take longer than that for a so easily reproducible experiment.

nazgulnarsil 3y ago
It has been proposed that alternative mechanisms besides SC can create diamagnetic effects. I think we're waiting on more informed updates because the people with the competence to comment on this are probably working furiously in a lab right now rather than commenting. edit: useful comment elsethread by macromaniac on plausibility of diamagnetic effects
abrichr 3y ago
> the video of lk-99 levitating above a magnet demonstrating the Meissner effect Can you please provide a link? Edit: found it https://sciencecast.org/casts/suc384jly50n https://sciencecast.org/casts/suc384jly50n
drexlspivey 3y ago
This guy is live tweeting his attempt to reproduce https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944 https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944
- justinclift 3y ago
  Seems to be a single post?
  - hackerting 3y ago
    You have to login to view the thread. The new Twitter made it super confusing, I guess the UX designers are all gone at this point at X
  - Thrymr 3y ago
    Because X (sigh) doesn't show replies in public (if not logged in) anymore.
    - justinclift 3y ago
      Ahhh. Thanks. :) Yeah, I can't be bothered logging in.
      - codethief 3y ago
        There you go: https://nitter.net/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944 https://nitter.net/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944
        justinclift 3y ago
        Fantastic, thank you. :)

nazgulnarsil 3y ago

It has been proposed that alternative mechanisms besides SC can create diamagnetic effects. I think we're waiting on more informed updates because the people with the competence to comment on this are probably working furiously in a lab right now rather than commenting. edit: useful comment elsethread by macromaniac on plausibility of diamagnetic effects

abrichr 3y ago

> the video of lk-99 levitating above a magnet demonstrating the Meissner effect Can you please provide a link? Edit: found it https://sciencecast.org/casts/suc384jly50n https://sciencecast.org/casts/suc384jly50n

drexlspivey 3y ago

This guy is live tweeting his attempt to reproduce https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944 https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944

justinclift 3y ago
Seems to be a single post?
- hackerting 3y ago
  You have to login to view the thread. The new Twitter made it super confusing, I guess the UX designers are all gone at this point at X
- Thrymr 3y ago
  Because X (sigh) doesn't show replies in public (if not logged in) anymore.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    Ahhh. Thanks. :) Yeah, I can't be bothered logging in.
    - codethief 3y ago
      There you go: https://nitter.net/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944 https://nitter.net/andrewmccalip/status/1684433849781202944
      - justinclift 3y ago
        Fantastic, thank you. :)