Surrender on technology support
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The Clinton administration reiterated its desire to fund major technology developments in industry, despite the opposition from the Republicans and the scientific community occur over the Advanced Technology Program (ATP), a plan for providing grants to businesses for developing technologies. The scientific community would like to receive money cut from the ATP budget. The Republicans want cuts in all research allocations. Although the ATP started as a small experimental program, it has expanded its budget from $68 million in 1993 to $410 million in 1995.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Making a better superconductor
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A technique for manufacturing long-length, flexible and high-temperature superconducting wires (HTS) by ion-beam-assisted deposition (IBAD) technology offers diverse and unlimited industrial applications for HTS wires. IBAD wires will have high potential with markedly higher current densities for reduced substrate thickness and increased film thickness. The potential of IBAD Yttrium barium copper oxide wires in direct current applications at high temperatures and fields is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Current problems at high Tc
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New superconductors, which are mercury-based copper oxides with unique features of high transition temperatures upto 133 k (-140 degrees C), have been discovered by scientists. The stability and the application of the superconductor are yet to be determined, and synthesis routes have to be developed. The weak links in the superconductor can be corrected by producing textured materials.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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