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Chaudhuri, Puspitapallab
- 100 years of Superconductivity
Authors
1 Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal de Amazonas, Av. Rodrigo Otavio 3000-Japiim, 69077-000 Manaus, AM, BR
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 26, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 23-27Abstract
100 years of the discovery of superconductivity was celebrated in 2011. The complete absence of electrical resistance in some materials below a critical temperature Tc continues to fascinate the scientific community even today. Though the above phenomenon in metals is one of the best understood phenomenon in solid-state physics, superconductivity in the cuprates discovered in 1986 is far from reaching a consensus. Superconductivity has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with applications in medical imaging, cell phone filters, electrical motors, power transmission transportation, magnetic sensing etc. In this article, we briefly describe some of the important landmarks in the last 100 years of superconductivity. Some of the important applications of superconductivity are also discussed below.
- World Science Forum 2013 in Brazil
Authors
1 University of Amazonas, BR
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 27, No 4 (2013), Pagination: 61-61Abstract
The world has witnessed an extraordinary growth in science and technology in last few' decades, we observe a huge disparity at the global level as far as the utilization of these advancements are concerned. Reduction of poverty, elimination of extreme misery, access to basic education, proper dissemination of information are still some of the most important issues to be solved in most of the developing and under-developed world, 'f he scientific community and highly developed scientific resources should play a more intense and broader role to diminish these prevalent .social disparities and inequalities and to introduce modern concepts of sustainability to improve the overall quality of life. In order to create social awareness at the global level, since 2003, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Council for Science (ICS) and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is organizing a series of biannual international events known as World Science Forum (WSE). The main objective of WSF is to create bridge between scientific community and society in general thorough discussions and debates on contemporary- and challenging topics involving science education, social responsibilities and ethics, in general.