From what I understand, her results are not necessarily faked, but unverified. Observers noticed that two of the illustrations in the paper were false representations. Thus, the entire rigor of the paper is now under question. She has stated that the problem with the illustrations was a mistake, but she still stands by her results and conclusions. The two papers in question were withdrawn until the experiments can be done again in order to see if the results can be replicated.
RIKEN, the academic group to which Obokata and Sasai were affiliated with, is a bush league organization. The problem isn't just that they gave this woman favorable treatment, it's that they apparently don't know shit from shinola about how to run an academic research organization.
RIKEN has established two teams of scientists to try to reproduce her results, but has invited Obokata herself to participate with one of the groups, in spite of the obvious conflict of interest. This is going to continue to be a fiasco for some time to come.
RIKEN, the academic group to which Obokata and Sasai were affiliated with, is a bush league organization. The problem isn't just that they gave this woman favorable treatment, it's that they apparently don't know shit from shinola about how to run an academic research organization.
RIKEN has established two teams of scientists to try to reproduce her results, but has invited Obokata herself to participate with one of the groups, in spite of the obvious conflict of interest. This is going to continue to be a fiasco for some time to come.