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Article #540Re: Superconductors
From: Steve Hix
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1987 19:34
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1987 19:34
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In article <4405@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, beckenba@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Joe Beckenbach) writes: > > The latest issue of OMNI magazine (November 1987, page 72+) has an > article on how to make your very own batch of Y1Ba2Cu3Ox liquid-nitrogen > superconductor. To make "123", as it's called, combine 1 part yttrium oxide, [ Outline description deleted ] > 2) Caltech has the capacity to do this project, perhaps in conjunction > with the Secondary Students Project. As Mr. Schecter notes, this is one of the > best ways to incite the next generation to learn about science: hands-on > participation. A local (Gilroy, CA) high school science class had an interesting project recently. They produced some "123" and checked it by way of magnetic repulsion (Meissner Effect?). They succeeded twice. Besides the science teacher supervising, they had some counsel from a researcher from IBM who lived in the area. Now *that* sounds like a fun class! seh
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!concertina!fiddler From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix) Newsgroups: sci.research Subject: Re: Superconductors Message-ID: <32901@sun.uucp> Date: Wed, 4-Nov-87 14:34:42 EST Article-I.D.: sun.32901 Posted: Wed Nov 4 14:34:42 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Nov-87 10:58:14 EST References: <691@tahoe.UUCP> <4405@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Sender: news@sun.uucp Lines: 22 Keywords: Superconductor do-it-yourself