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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicSuperconductivity

Topic: superconductivity

Have Koreans found ‘room-temp superconductor’? Why one of physics’ greatest quests is back in news

At the centre of the buzz is a polycrystalline material called LK-99 (Lee-Kim 1999, the year of discovery) manufactured by scientists from Korea University in Seoul. 

IISc team ‘confirms’ superconductivity at room temperature, backed by 8 more experts now

When it first came out, the IISc study created quite a stir because superconductivity at room temperature is seen as the holy grail of physics.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.