Over the last week, the news of “LK-99” and the potential for room temperature superconductors to be manufactured from relatively easy-to-find materials and equipment has caused the internet to lose its collective cool. Two Korean scientists working in obscurity for 20 years defied modern understanding of material science, and changed the mood in science overnight.

A call to action for the DeSci industry; to support unified adoption of the Backdrop Events Coordination platform.