Reacción a "Reactions: A study still pending review announces the first superconductor at room temperature and pressure"

A real, working room-temperature superconductor which works at ambient pressure would be one of the holy grails of modern physics, unlocking major new developments in energy, transportation, healthcare, and communications.

As it stands, however, the paper is not yet peer-reviewed and has not yet been tested in other labs to see if other researchers can reproduce its results. These are both key to determining for sure whether the world should be getting excited about the authors’ claims, which need much more scrutiny at this early stage. If the claims of findings are approved, perhaps, this is one of the most significant achievements of last few decades in physics and material engineering. 

Even before those standards are applied, the published results show that the critical current, in-field performance, and mechanical properties of the new material need improvement, to make it useful for energy and transport sector applications, in devices such as cable, motors, and transformers, and magnets in fusion industry. However, achieving this superconducting phase at ambient pressure is already a significant achievement which should be valued. 

Even though this work lit a glimmer of hope for all of us within the superconductivity community and beyond, much more work needs to be done to verify and explore the results. I will watch the developments with keen interest.