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ERIC Number: EJ355684
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Recent Breakthroughs in Superconductivity Lead to Rush for Commercial Applicants.
McDonald, Kim
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n40 p1,4,5,9 Jun 17 1987
The excitement and intense competition surrounding the search for new applications of superconductors resembles the entrepreneurial atmosphere of the early 1970s, when faculty were launching profitable companies based on developments in biotechnology and semiconductors. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Electronics Industry, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Researchers, Technological Advancement, Technology Transfer, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Superconductivity