Superconductivity scandal: the inside story of deception in a rising star's physics lab

Nature, Published online: 08 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00716-2Ranga 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.

Superconductivity scandal: the inside story of deception in a rising star's physics lab

Nature, Published online: 08 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00716-2

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.

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