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This chapter discusses several developments in materials science that have produced great excitement in the field but have, as yet, failed to live up to their promise and potential: specifically, carbon nanotubes, as well as one of the most exciting discoveries of the 20th century, high-temperature superconductivity. The chapter concludes with a short discussion of why some of the potential importance of a material or a particular study may be overblown to raise the perceived impact of the work.
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Norton, M.G. (2023). Promises Unmet. In: A Modern History of Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23990-8_9
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