Another retraction looms for embattled physicist behind blockbuster superconductivity claims

Related articles Embattled physicist files patent for unprecedented ambient superconductor BY Robert F. Service Plagiarism allegations pursue physicist behind stunning superconductivity claims BY Daniel Garisto Facing a mutiny by his co-authors, Ranga Dias, the University of Rochester (U of R) physicist embroiled in controversy over his superconductivity research and allegations of scientific misconduct, is set to have a third paper retracted. The paper , published on 8 March in Nature , made the stunning claim that Dias and his colleagues had discovered the first material that could conduct electricity without resistance at room temperatures and moderate pressures. Room-temperature superconductor claims stir excitement because of the potential applications, such as lossless electrical grids and powerful magnets for trains and medical imaging. If the paper is retracted, it will follow retractions of two other superconducting claims from Dias’s teams: one last month from Physical Review Letters ( PRL ), and one in September 2022 of a different Nature paper. On 1 September, Nature attached an editor’s note to the March paper, warning readers that “the reliability of data presented in thi...
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