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Mar 9, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
Some thoughts on the room-temperature near-ambient-pressure superconductor drama in #APSMarch #APSMarch2023: past and present in high-Tc superconductivity discoveries: Woodstock of physics vs the NDA excuse.
Here comes a thread. We know that in March of 1987, the academic world was abuzz with news of the discovery of cuprate-based high-temperature superconductors. The discovery was so new that no one could catch the APS March meeting deadline that year. However, APS added a last-minute marathon session.