The global scientific community is abuzz with excitement and skepticism following a momentous announcement by a trio of distinguished Korean physicists. In a landmark achievement, they have unveiled the remarkable Lead-Apatite (LK-99) superconductor, which claims to be the first ever Room-Temperature Ambient Pressure Superconductor. This groundbreaking discovery has sparked a surge of discussions surrounding superconductors among Twitter influencers during the final week of July 2023, reveals the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Smitarani Tripathy, Social Media Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “While a significant number of influencers expressed skepticism, citing concerns over the adequacy of data points and essential evidence presented in the study, they remained unconvinced about its legitimacy.
“However, contrasting this skepticism, a notable few showed immense excitement and enthusiasm for the groundbreaking invention, highlighting its exceptional potential to create superconductors using readily available materials. The diverse range of opinions among these influential voices on social media has contributed to widespread discussions about this discovery across various platforms.”
Below are a few popular influencer opinions captured by GlobalData’s Social Media Analytics Platform:
“What is interesting about the room temperature superconductor paper is that those experts on Twitter who have read the paper are not yet entirely dismissing it. But we have been through these claims many times before. And no expert I have seen is yet saying “yes, this is real.””
“I automatically assume the superconductor “breakthrough” is junk because usually on the fiat standard they make a huge deal out of non-feasible tech, but keep real tech breakthroughs secret.”
“A Spanish comentador casts some doubts about the discovery: “I would like to be able to enjoy the beginning of the scientific and technological revolution that a superconductor at room temperature and pressure represents while I’m alive.” #lithium”
“The funniest outcome possible is that this superconductor thing is real but it’s illegal to use in the EU because of RoHS”
“I think the room temperature superconductor result is probably fake, but getting people excited about superconductors, and getting them to learn about it, is good!”
“That the superconductor is composed of readily available materials (lead, copper, phosphate) and easily synthesizable is perhaps the most extraordinary and surprising part of the result. Zero commercial scaling friction. Seems the world changed today. Perhaps profoundly.”
