@npeterarmitage

Decembrist, Bourbonist, ex-Brony, current Swiftie, also physics

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BREAKING: @Nature has now retracted the paper Ranga Dias and co-authors published to much fanfare in March. It is the third high-profile retraction for the embattled physicist nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Nature retracts controversial superconductivity paper by embattled physicist

Nature - This is the third high-profile retraction for Ranga Dias. Researchers worry the controversy is damaging the field’s reputation.

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Jim Gaffigan
@JimGaffigan30 Oct 2023
Does anyone else feel the need to call all their Jewish friends and say, “Okay, you weren’t being paranoid.”?
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We have 100 kilometers to go at the #CoppaBernocchi, which will once again conclude in Legnano – the only town other than Rome mentioned in the beautiful Italian anthem. Legnano is the site of the famous battle that took place in 1176 between the Lombard League headed by
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Denis Zakharov@betelgeuse192229 Sep 2023
Because some of them are decent people, some understand the global economy and politics, but MOST of them, of course, just want to piss you off. Remember how someone invented trans people only to irritate you? Well, same thing, Elon.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk29 Sep 2023
Why do so many American politicians from both parties care 100 times more about the Ukraine border than the USA border?
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Dan Garisto@dangaristo27 Sep 2023
Ranga Dias is headed for a 3rd retraction—this time, it's the blockbuster Nature paper on LuNH from March. I obtained documents that detail what went wrong, and why his co-authors are asking for a retraction. science.org/content/article/…

Another retraction looms for embattled physicist behind blockbuster superconductivity claims

Ranga Dias’s co-authors request retraction after review raises questions about the credibility of the data

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Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs26 Sep 2023
Ahead of this, Dias asked his co-authors to “cease and desist” sharing their concerns with Nature’s editors, or risk a defamation lawsuit wsj.com/science/room-tempera…

WSJ News Exclusive | Co-Authors Seek to Retract Paper Claiming Superconductor Breakthrough

Authors of a report that claimed the discovery of a room-temperature superconductor asked the journal Nature to retract the paper, saying it was flawed.

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@Nature6 Sep 2023
Physicist Ranga Dias and his colleagues have twice claimed to make a room-temperature superconductor. But many researchers question the evidence go.nature.com/3r3ReHU

Why a blockbuster superconductivity claim met a wall of scepticism

Nature - Physicist Ranga Dias and his colleagues have twice claimed to make a room-temperature superconductor. But many researchers question the evidence.

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Will 3rd time be the charm? "01 September 2023 Editor’s Note: Readers are alerted that the reliability of data presented in this manuscript is currently in question. Appropriate editorial action will be taken once this matter is resolved." nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride

Nature - A nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride was synthesized under high-pressure high-temperature conditions and, following full recoverability, examination along compression pathways showed evidence...

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Adam Sheingate@AdamSheingate22 Aug 2023
Among the many things I love about Baltimore is the deep appreciation accorded to local luminaries and legends. @BaltimoreBanner thebaltimorebanner.com/opini…

‘Chris da Plumber’: Your poop was his bread and butter

A Baltimore plumber is remembered for being good at his job but also for how he displayed his eccentricities, author and journalist Rafael Alvarez says.

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Retraction: Colossal Density-Driven Resistance Response in the Negative Charge Transfer Insulator...

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 079902 (2023)

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‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction imminent for controversial physicist nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

‘A very disturbing picture’: another retraction imminent for controversial physicist

Nature - Ranga Dias will have a second paper revoked. A journal’s investigation found apparent data fabrication.

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campustimes.org/2023/07/22/u… via @campustimes

Professor faces second paper retraction due to alleged data manipulation

The data from the 2021 PRL publication bears striking resemblances to Dias' own PhD thesis, which was completed in 2013. 

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1/n May 10, 2002 Paul McEuen and Lydia Sohn notify Lucent management about fabricated/reproduced data in a number of papers of Hendrik Schoen.
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5/n Within months interviews had happened and in early September the "Beasley report" was released. Still available here. media-bell-labs-com.s3.amazo…
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6/6 Despite their other failings around this time period, Lucent/Bell did an excellent job in commissioning an independent investigation and following through in taking responsibility. It took them only 14 days to establish a committee!
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