Nature Retracts Controversial Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery

Nature has retracted a high-profile paper published in March that claimed the discovery of a room-temperature superconductor. This is the second superconductor paper involving Ranga P. Dias, a professor at the University of Rochester, to be retracted by the journal. The retraction raises questions about why the journal published the research after retracting an earlier paper from the same group. The paper described a material that could superconduct electricity at temperatures of up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but required high pressure. The authors of the paper have requested the retraction, citing concerns about the accuracy of the research.