Boris BarbourThis investigation of Ranga Dias' superconductivity publications is remarkable for multiple reasons.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00716-2
Nobody comes out of it well, but Nature are much more transparent about the editorial process than I can ever remember. (It's a little unclear if that was spontaneous, but, if not, the frequently claimed independence of Nature News came good.)
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Superconductivity scandal: the inside story of deception in a rising star’s physics lab
Ranga Dias claimed to have discovered the first room-temperature superconductors, but the work was later retracted. An investigation by Nature’s news team reveals new details about what happened — and how institutions missed red flags.
Gabriel Pettier