Physicist's Retracted Paper Raises Questions of Research Misconduct in Superconductor Field

Major physics journal retracts paper by researcher Ranga Dias alleging data fabrication.
Dias previously claimed discovery of room-temperature superconductor, but findings unconfirmed.
Outside experts identified discrepancies between published data and additional data.
Scientists see clear evidence of misconduct with no plausible deniability.
Controversy casts shadow on search for room-temperature superconductor and draws comparisons to past scientific scandal.