Superconductivity: Recent Developments and Defence Applications

Abstract

The recent advances in superconductivity have led to much speculation about the possible applications of the new technology to all walks of life. In an attempt to determine what defence applications have realistic expectations of coming to fruition, a number of opinions solicited from defence scientists is summarized and reviewed along with information obtained from selected journal and magazine articles. Keywords: Superconductors; Superconductivity; Defense systems; Research management; Military research; Reviews; Product development; Manufacturing; Stability; Microelectronics; Detectors; Electric propulsion; Magnetic properties; Magnets; Medical equipment; Shielding; Power transmission lines; Robots; Josephson junctions; Electric batteries; Canada.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201400

Entities

People

  • R. W. Macpherson

Organizations

  • Department of National Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Energy Storage
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Magnetic Anomaly Detectors
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetometers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Superconductivity
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Canadian European Scientific Immigration and Epilepsy Clearance Studies
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene