Publisher's Synopsis
Please note this is a short discount publication;This report examines the commercial potential of technological developments that have occurred in the area of superconducting materials. It attempts to determine the economic impact of these developments and the timescale over which they are likely to occur. This is achieved by relating the improvement in performance characteristics promised by the new high-temperature superconductors to the scientific and technological constraints on their future development and exploitation.;This study is based largely on a series of face-to-face surveys with experts in the field of superconductivity, in order to ensure up-to-date, high quality information.;The report includes sections on:;- the technical and process characteristics of superconductors, focusing on high-temperature superconductors;- the niches that cold superconductors have already established, and the niches that may be established for the new high-temperature superconductors;- the effect this might have on the market for superconductor-based technologies;- a review of government and industrial research and development activity in Japan, the USA and Europe
