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On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:30 PM Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > From New Scientist (for list use only, firewalled) > > https://archive.ph/kIX9s > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 4:38 PM Robin <mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> > wrote: > >> In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:32:07 +0000 >> (UTC): >> Hi, >> >> You may recall that years ago, I suggested on this list that strained >> lattices might result in a preferential vibration >> direction for the atoms of the lattice (Bose condensate of phonons). That >> in turn leads to vibration primarily in a >> single plain. When that happens, ballistic conduction of electrons might >> be possible parallel to those vibration plains, >> since the passage of the electron would rarely be interrupted. >> >> [snip] >> >This story turns out to have been around the net for a long time >> >It appeared in the record as a compound named LK-99 = Lee-Kim (1999): >> >IOW - they discovered it nearly a quarter of a century ago.. makes one >> wonder if this post is not an odd troll >> > >> >Not to mention, an unreasonable time to isolate, confirm and cook up; >> patents filed in 2021, and granted in 2023—hence only now the public >> articles and trademark applications ... which likely means it is not robust >> or usable.and they are grasping at straws >> > >> >This according to Reddit >> Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof. >> >>
