MaNEP e-Newsletter for members - Published monthly Issue Nr. 10 - June - July - August 2006 / page 6

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2 SNF publications / 2005 report & facts and figures 2006
Two useful and interesting documents have been published recently by the SNF.

First, the 2005 report that underlines - among other facts - the necessity for Swiss Research to be well-supported in the coming years to face international competition.

[ PDF - report / French ]
[ PDF - report / German ]		 All of the key-facts and figures you need to know about the SNF are summarized in this small and handy brochure.

[ PDF - Facts & figures / F ]
[ PDF - Facts & figures / G ]

Good to know / A selection of science news and readings
Prof. Triscone interviewed by the Tribune de Genève

In the context of the recent opening of the giant research center on nanotechnology in Grenoble (France) called Minatec, MaNEP's deputy director Prof. Jean-Marc Triscone gave an interview to the Tribune de Genève. He shares hiw views on nanotechnology and the potentials of new materials.

[ link to the TG article ]

A Power Grid for the Hydrogen Economy

Cryogenic, superconducting conduits could be connected into a "SuperGrid" that would simultaneously deliver electrical power and hydrogen fuel reveals an article from the July issue of the Scientific American.

[ link to the article online ]

 A book for the beach... ?

Afraid your brains might go numb through too much lying on the beach this summer ?
Then why not take this book with you to revise the (challenging) subject of room-temperature superconductivity ?

The book is mainly addressed to specialists in materials science and in the field of superconductivity. At the same time, students will also benefit from reading the first nine chapters of the book - according to a review on arxiv.org...

Room-temperature superconduc-
tivity, by A. Mourachkine (326 pages), 2004.


[ PDF - Read a review in Materials Today ]

Looking back and ahead at condensed matter physics

A very interesting article to read (also on the beach ?) that was published in June in Physics Today...

A little quote as an appetizer...

What began as independent and disparate specialties has matured into a unified field whose remarkable diversity has influenced the development of many others, including quantum physics and chemistry, computer science, and engineering — Marvin L. Cohen

[ PDF - link to the article ]

Maglev car models

Since the ‘60s, scientists have been building and operating magnetically levitated (“Maglev”) systems. However, the technology still faces challenges for increased controllability and cost-effectiveness - but steady improvements are made...

[ full text on physorg.com ]
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