Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
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Category : Superconductivity
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Category : Federal aid to research
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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Author: Of Tech Office of Technology Assessment
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ISBN: 9781410218582
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Since the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity (HTS), research laboratories around the world have pushed the temperature limits steadily upward, opening the way to commercial applications with potentially revolutionary impacts. The scientific race is becoming a commercial race, one featuring U.S. and Japanese companies, and one that the United States could lose. Indeed, American firms may already be falling behind in commercializing the technology of superconductivity. Japanese companies have been more aggressive in examining possible applications of HTS, and what it might mean for competitive strategy. While payoffs on R&D may lie a decade or more in the future, managers in Japan have been willing to take the risks. Although a number of U.S. companies have also begun major efforts in HTS, most American managers, under pressure to show short-term profits, have been more inclined to wait and see. So far, the US. Government has supported the development of HTS in its traditional way-by putting money into R&D, mostly through the mission agencies. Federal agencies moved quickly to channel money to HTS when news of the discoveries broke. The breadth and depth of the response in government agencies and Federal laboratories, and in the university system, shows the continuing vitality of the scientific enterprise in the United States. Although Federal dollars will help support a technology base that the private sector can build upon, the U.S. Government is not providing direct support for commercialization. Nor have we any policy or tradition for this kind of support-unlike countries such as Japan. Postwar U.S. technology policy coupled R&D funding with indirect measures, such as tax policy, to stimulate commercial innovation. So long as American companies remained well ahead of the rest of the world in technical skills and management ability, this approach proved successful. With the continuing decline in competitiveness across many sectors of the U.S. economy, it no longer seems good enough.

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Category : High temperature superconductivity
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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Category : High temperature superconductivity
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428921923
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Languages : en
Pages : 130

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development
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Category : High temperature superconductivity
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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Category : High temperature superconductivity
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Author: T. Mishonov
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814343145
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Key discoveries concerning the different biological functions of microglia in health and disease have attracted scientists from various fields. In Microglia: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail methods for selection of the key cellular, molecular and biochemical techniques that are used in studying the many and varied functions of this fascinating cell. These methods and techniques include microglia cell culture for studying microglia activation and functions, as well as their interaction with other cell types both in vitro and in vivo. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Microglia: Methods and Protocols is a useful resource for cell biologists, molecular biologists, immunologists, oncologist and neuroscientists.