Word: superconductors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...scientific endeavors have generated more excitement than research into superconductivity, which could lead to marvels like magnetically levitated trains. But U.S. companies may already be in danger of losing the markets for superconductor-based products. Says Senator John Glenn, who unveiled a new report from the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment last week: "As with semiconductors and videocassette recorders, the U.S. appears on the verge of missing opportunities offered by a new technology based on a science in which the U.S. is the pre-eminent leader...
...Stephen Young are studying a pair of noodle-like structures in the brains of Alzheimer's victims that scientists think may be a cause of premature dementia. Northwestern University Professor Arthur Freeman used a Cray-2 to produce a stunning portrait of the atomic structure of a new superconductor that carries an electric current freely at -283 degrees F. The Cray X-MP at the University of Illinois has produced a dazzling array of colorful animations, from the roiling birth of a tornado to the supersonic fountains that spew forth from black holes at the centers of galaxies. Says Nobel...
...many university scientists said they believe the legislation--which in order to pass into law would require a restructuring of the Freedom of Information Act--would hinder research in the superconductor industry...
Muller was inspired to the discovery while walking in a monastery garden during a 1983 conference in Erice, Sicily. Although most existing superconductors were metals, theorists had suggested that ceramics, which usually act as insulators at room temperature, might also work because of their molecular structure. Stirred by a lecture on the subject, Muller started thinking about specific kinds of ceramics that might do the job. Says Bednorz: "As outsiders in the superconductor area, we could afford to tackle unconventional ideas." Was the award a surprise? "Based on the interest our work aroused, one could have expected it," says Muller...
...year term. As the Minister of Budget and Planning since 1982, Salinas is both credited and cursed for President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado's austerity program. Salinas' task will be to guide Mexico's economy from the sleepy epoch of the sombrero into the dynamic age of the superconductor. At the same time, he faces mounting demands to loosen the P.R.I.'s grip on the country's political system...