Articles for Independent Scientists

Superconducting hype: On South Korea’s LK-99
1 year, 4 months ago

Superconducting hype: On South Korea’s LK-99

The Hindu  

Unlike most other developments in the field of condensed-matter physics, every new claim of room-temperature superconductivity will monopolise headlines worldwide and kick up tremendous hype. Late last month, researchers in South Korea announced — via two preprint papers uploaded to the arXiv repository — that they had found a material they called LK-99 to be a superconductor at room temperature …

South Korea Material Claim Room Temperature Superconductor
Making sense of the room-temperature superconductor claim from South Korea
1 year, 4 months ago

Making sense of the room-temperature superconductor claim from South Korea

The Hindu  

The name is 99. This is the name that a group of South Korean scientists namedSukbae Lee, Ji-Hoon Kim, and Young-Wan Kwon have conferred to a material that is – they recently reported – a superconductor at room temperature and pressure. If indeed independent scientists are able to confirm that LK-99 is an ambient-condition superconductor, the scientists will have etched …

Temperature South Korea Paper Lead Group Field South Korean
Jordan Peterson says he got his climate info from an Exxon-funded climate denir
2 years, 10 months ago

Jordan Peterson says he got his climate info from an Exxon-funded climate denir

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And that’s a huge problem when you’re trying to model over 100 years because the errors compound just like …

Climate Change Climate Independent Model Models Predict Peterson
Independent experts call for strict, shorter lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Independent experts call for strict, shorter lockdown

NL Times  

The Red Team, a group of independent scientists and experts, called on the government to implement a strict, shorter lockdown in the Netherlands. A harsher approach to the virus is needed to prevent recurring lockdowns, the Red Team said in advice to the government, the Telegraaf reports. With the current coronavirus strategy, the government is trying to find a balance …

Team Red Independent Scientists
Matt Hancock wrongly claims vitamin D doesn't work for Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Matt Hancock wrongly claims vitamin D doesn't work for Covid-19

Daily Mail  

Health Secretary Matt Hancock was told to 'get his facts straight' today after shooting down vitamin D as a potential coronavirus treatment despite a growing body of evidence from around the world suggesting it works. Countries with low vitamin D levels tend to have the highest case rates per million - but the graph was from a study in May, …

Health Spain London University Work Patients South Asian