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Why do you silently assume that samples aren't being shared around as we speak? CMTC of the University of Maryland stated that the authors are cooperating in re

by n2d4 3y ago

Why do you silently assume that samples aren't being shared around as we speak? CMTC of the University of Maryland stated that the authors are cooperating in regards to this https://twitter.com/condensed_the/status/1684960318718406656 https://twitter.com/condensed_the/status/1684960318718406656 There's value in both validating existing samples and producing new ones.

epivosism 3y ago
Oh that would be great! Sorry if my assumption is mistaken. I'd love this to be real! I'm not just thinking about this last week, though - if the LK group had these samples for multiple years, it seems like they would have been able to share & convince at least one PhD to support them publicly. The fact that they haven't just seems weird! Sure, they were preparing the papers, etc. etc but you do have to balance that against the life they would have if they just published asap - wealthy, famous, respected, free, as well as the benefits to the entire world of letting this be known. Talk about a confusingly written tweet, though!
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- floxy 3y ago
  >it seems like they would have been able to share & convince at least one PhD to support them publicly. The fact that they haven't just seems weird! Isn't that Hyun-Tak Kim of William & Mary? https://www.wm.edu/as/physics/people/researchfaculty/kim_h.php https://www.wm.edu/as/physics/people/researchfaculty/kim_h.p...
jerf 3y ago
I would find it very easy to believe that they produced something that is superconducting but following their directions didn't work. An unknown factor could very easily be involved. But proof that their sample is even "interesting" (it doesn't need to be "superconducting" in the strictest sense of the term to still be "interesting") would be enough to say "Hey, let's keep looking over here, we know there's something to find!" Sometimes just knowing there's something to find at all is 90% of the battle. Many historical examples, in both science and non-science fields.

by n2d4 3y ago

epivosism 3y ago

Oh that would be great! Sorry if my assumption is mistaken. I'd love this to be real! I'm not just thinking about this last week, though - if the LK group had these samples for multiple years, it seems like they would have been able to share & convince at least one PhD to support them publicly. The fact that they haven't just seems weird! Sure, they were preparing the papers, etc. etc but you do have to balance that against the life they would have if they just published asap - wealthy, famous, respected, free, as well as the benefits to the entire world of letting this be known. Talk about a confusingly written tweet, though!

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floxy 3y ago
>it seems like they would have been able to share & convince at least one PhD to support them publicly. The fact that they haven't just seems weird! Isn't that Hyun-Tak Kim of William & Mary? https://www.wm.edu/as/physics/people/researchfaculty/kim_h.php https://www.wm.edu/as/physics/people/researchfaculty/kim_h.p...

jerf 3y ago

I would find it very easy to believe that they produced something that is superconducting but following their directions didn't work. An unknown factor could very easily be involved. But proof that their sample is even "interesting" (it doesn't need to be "superconducting" in the strictest sense of the term to still be "interesting") would be enough to say "Hey, let's keep looking over here, we know there's something to find!" Sometimes just knowing there's something to find at all is 90% of the battle. Many historical examples, in both science and non-science fields.