Title : 
Technology ´88: the main event [superconductivity]
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The discovery in 1987 of a class of ceramic materials that remain superconducting up to liquid-nitrogen temperatures is reviewed. The problems that must be resolved before the materials can be used in practical applications are described. Current research directions are noted.<>
         
        
            Keywords : 
ceramics; superconducting transition temperature; type II superconductors; ceramic materials; high temperature superconductor; liquid-nitrogen temperatures; superconducting; superconducting materials; superconductivity; Ceramics; Costs; Instruments; Microcomputers; Military computing; Niobium; Solid state circuits; Superconducting materials; Superconductivity; Surface resistance;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Spectrum, IEEE