World & Nation
The Reagan Administration has denied all foreign officials permission to attend a major conference here next week on the commercial applications of superconductivity.
July 25, 1987
Not so long ago, Paul C.W.
July 9, 1993
Business
President-elect George Bush hasn’t laid out his agenda as yet.
Nov. 25, 1988
Scant attention was paid over the past decade when Japanese industry forged ahead with the task of making mundane commercial products out of “new materials”--high-technology compounds spun off from U.S. defense research.
Jan. 23, 1989
Science & Medicine
A scientific satellite to be launched next year will carry electronic circuits made from high-temperature superconductors for the first tests of the materials in space, researchers said Monday at a meeting of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science.
Feb. 20, 1990
American researchers have reported an advance in the commercial production of superconductors.
May 28, 1990
When the arcane topic of superconductivity vaulted recently from the front pages of newspapers to the editorial pages and finally to mention on comics pages, a social watershed of sorts was crossed.
July 30, 1987
Researchers have discovered a new family of ceramics that promise to carry much greater electrical currents than existing “high-temperature” superconductors, experts said Monday.
Feb. 16, 1988
A presidential commission charged with finding a way for the United States to beat Japan in capturing a large share of the lucrative market for superconductor technology has recommended a radically new approach to promoting and funding high-technology research.
Jan. 4, 1989
From the moment IBM researchers uncovered a revolutionary material that could transform modern electronics, Japan has served notice that it will no longer take a back seat to American basic science.
July 15, 1990