The creator of the Beijing University of Science and Technology (USTB) video demonstrating the levitation of the superconductor LK-99 has admitted to cheating and has removed the video. In other words, the video did not demonstrate the levitation of non-magnetic material in magnetic flight under normal conditions. Despite this, questions about the authenticity of LK-99’s properties remain open.
The scandalous video, which allegedly demonstrated superconducting properties, namely the Meissner effect (levitation in a magnetic field), of a material called LK-99 at room temperature, raised much discussion in the scientific community. However, the author of the video posted on the Billibilli platform admitted that his video is fake. The video shows a small black object that appears to be levitating as it follows a magnet. According to the author, his goal was to draw attention to himself, using the hypothesis about the properties of LK-99.
However, it is worth mentioning that there are at least two more videos on the Web demonstrating the levitation of the LK-99, which have not yet been refuted. These videos were filmed at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Wuhan University (WHU).
Whenever there is information about a potentially revolutionary discovery, such as “we found the world’s first superconductor that works at room temperature”, it causes a lot of discussion and controversy. It is important to understand that the question of whether LK-99 is a true superconductor has not yet been resolved.
The scientific community is often faced with the problem of verifying the veracity of information disseminated through social networks. Even with a rigorous scientific approach, it is difficult to filter out informational noise, especially when it comes to areas as complex as quantum physics.
It is also worth mentioning that the paper by the Korean scientists who created the LK-99 and discovered its superconducting abilities is still under peer review. In the past, there have been cases of articles published in reputable journals, including Nature, which later turned out to be fraudulent.
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