I have a PhD in material science and worked with superconductors, here are two things that is often misunderstood:
1) it takes a undergrad to make and measure a superconductor but a Nobel laureate to explain it.
2) in theory if you understand the mechanism of something you can improve it. In material science however almost always all you need is a trial and error approach to end up with a good result.
Conclusion: the effect is probably true, the explanation not
1) it takes a undergrad to make and measure a superconductor but a Nobel laureate to explain it.
2) in theory if you understand the mechanism of something you can improve it. In material science however almost always all you need is a trial and error approach to end up with a good result.
Conclusion: the effect is probably true, the explanation not
edit: typo