Near room-temperature Meissner effect this year?

As of Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:59:16 UTC, Kalshi traders price Yes (2.0%). The market has $5K in volume and closes on Fri, 01 Jan 2027.

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OutcomeChanceYes priceNo price
Yes2.0%2.0¢98.0¢

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Resolution rules

If a peer-reviewed paper published in an eligible journal reports the discovery of a material exhibiting the Meissner effect at ambient pressure with a critical temperature of at least 240 K before January 1, 2027, the market resolves to Yes. Eligible journals are those in the first quartile (Q1) of SCImago's condensed matter physics ranking or any journal with an SJR above 1.0. The material need not be a previously researched substance.

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