To a non chemist it may look like it’s going in circles. When you’re not solving a bug and writing debug statements and throwing paint at the wall it looks like you’re going in circles. Everything is going in circles until it isn’t. Be optimistic!

Exactly, just a long problem-solving loop.

That's what functioning science looks like. Giving up the first time round is a sure-fire way to guarantee that RTP superconductors are never found. How many non-functioning light bulbs did Edison invent before he made the one that worked?

That sentiment is a normal side effect of having exposure to the research process (because stuff is being published) instead of just the outcome.

Also, remember that this just needs to work once for our world to completely change!

...and without any resistance! (sorry, could not stop myself)

I wish there was a journal that only published experiments that have been replicated. That would save so much time for many of us who want to know what is, and not what's being tried.

Replication is great but it’s not the only way science learns and it would be foolish to put that kind of limit on publishing your work.

You should just wait until the research has been commercialised then.

That way your time is not being wasted and the rest of us can continue to focus on disseminating knowledge as early and often as possible.

> disseminating knowledge as early and often as possible.

"lie early, lie often", I mean, we have knowledge to disseminate. Whether it's true or not? Who cares, Gotta get grants for our department!

The point is to go in circles indefinitely, actually. This is good for superconducting.

It's not a loop, it's a spiral