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by rsynnott 1051 days ago
> [..] but the timing of the patent approval is an astronomical coincidence.

Is it, though? Patents for complete nonsense are granted all the time; it would not surprise me if room-temperature superconductor patents are actually quite common. If that's the case, one granted at about the same time as there's room temperature superconductor news will naturally get extra attention, no coincidence involved.