Room-temperature superconductor study retracted by Nature

Superconductors are materials that can carry electrical currents with zero resistance, unlike traditional materials such as copper which lose part of the charge in the form of heat. — Photo by Daniel Falcão on Unsplash

PARIS: A study published in March claiming the discovery of a superconductor that works at room temperature – a scientific holy grail – has been retracted by the high-profile journal Nature at the request of most of its authors.

It marks Nature’s second retraction of a superconductor study produced by the team led by Ranga Dias of the University of Rochester in the United States.