>>There was a comapny doing superconductor work many years ago called Hypres, Inc. that I worked for. Do you know if they are still in business and whether they are a player in this field?<<
I'm afraid not: the sector is a new one to me.
My interest was sparked by a couple of articles in science journals about progress in controlling the self induced magnetic fields which destroy superconductance. The 'gorilla' in the field - as in much solid state physics - is IBM. One of the collaborating companies mentioned was the American Superconductor Company.
What seems notable is firstly, the apparent continuing progress in increasing the temperature at which superconductance occurs and the current carried, and secondly, the appearance of commercial applications, such as the filters for cell phone base stations.
I was hoping there might someone knowledgeable in the field on the thread, but I'm happy to spend some time looking into the topic & share any ideas FWTMBW. However, my wife will be marking finals papers for the next few weeks, so I expect to be much occupied by childcare/housework.
On another topic, Dupont has made an acquisition (not exactly its own choice) -
biz.yahoo.com
but how about Millipore (MIL) as a more tasty morsel ?
Or, if it's really serious about long term biotech, what about Perkin Elmer ? -
biz.yahoo.com
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