Title :
The future prospects for large scale applications of superconductivity
Author :
Montgomery, D.B.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Predictions of future market growth for large scale applications of superconductivity are very bullish. This paper discusses there predictions in the context of research applications, defense and space, instruments for science and medicine, machine tools, materials processing, transportation, energy and national security. The status and the technical and non-technical market factors likely to influence growth for each of these applications are discussed.
Keywords :
superconducting devices; technological forecasting; defense; energy; future market growth; large scale applications; machine tools; materials processing; medicine; national security; research; scientific instruments; space; superconductivity; transportation; Actuators; Economic forecasting; Electronics industry; Industrial control; Large-scale systems; Levitation; Magnetic sensors; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Photovoltaic cells; Superconductivity;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
