20 June 2002

Superconductivity: A grand challenge

Attempts to reproduce the finding of superconductivity at 117 K, reported last year by workers at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, have been unsuccessful. And doubts have been raised over other field-effect transistor superconductivity results from Bell. In this issue Paul Grant calls for the leadership at Bell Labs to issue a 'grand challenge' to other institutions to independently duplicate the extraordinary reports from their staff over the past two years, and to assist them to do so.

Is a bell tolling for Bell Labs?
PAUL GRANT
It would be wise of Bell Labs to help others reproduce their scientists' results.
Nature 417, 789 (2002); doi:10.1038/417789a
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