Superconductivity scandal

Ranga Dias and his team at the University of Rochester compressed materials in a device called a diamond anvil cell to explore superconductivity. Credit: Lauren Petracca/New York Times/Redux/eyevine

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. —in Nature

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