Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2014
Volume 59, Number 1
Monday–Friday, March 3–7, 2014; Denver, Colorado
Session S12: Invited Session: Impacts of Physics Research on the Economy |
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Sponsoring Units: FPS Chair: Pushpalatha Bhat, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Room: 205 |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 8:00AM - 8:36AM |
S12.00001: Physics for Knowledge and Economic Growth Invited Speaker: Peter Littlewood |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 8:36AM - 9:12AM |
S12.00002: The Effects of Physics R\&D on the European Economy Invited Speaker: David Lee |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:12AM - 9:48AM |
S12.00003: Lasers and their Economic Impact in the United States Invited Speaker: Thomas Baer The laser was first proposed in the late 1950s and first demonstrated in 1960. It is one of several primary innovations that were a direct result of the ``quantum technology revolution'' which took place during the twentieth century and which superseded the industrial revolution. Over the past 50 years the laser has been integrated fully into our economy and daily lives. I will describe how lasers are an integral part of our communications, manufacturing, medical, defense, and energy infrastructures. I will also illustrate how the laser was a direct consequence of crucial government and private investment in basic research. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:48AM - 10:24AM |
S12.00004: Applications of Superconductivity and Impact on U.S. Economy Invited Speaker: Venkat Selvamanickam In the past few decades, low temperature superconducting wires (niobium-titanium) have enabled multibillion dollar industries such as magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy which otherwise would not have been possible. High temperature superconductors (HTS) hold the promise of impacting even a larger market in diverse applications such as energy, health, military, telecommunication, transportation and research. HTS tapes are now being manufactured in quantities of few hundred kilometers annually with current carrying capacity of about 300 times that of copper wire of the same cross section. Power transmission cables up to few kilometers in length made with HTS tapes have already been inserted in the power grid world-wide. In the past few of years, tremendous advancements have occurred in nanoscale defect engineering in these thin film superconducting tapes that has led to a doubling of critical current performance in high magnetic fields and operating temperatures of interest for various applications. Technologies developed in this area have been successfully inserted in production HTS tapes by industry. With the availability of such high performance HTS tapes, a number of coil-based applications are now being aggressively pursued by several institutions. HTS coils enable power devices with high power density with significant weight, size and power benefits. Energy storage, generation, use, transformation and transmission applications as well as magnetic applications such as magnetic shields, plasma confinement, and ultra-high field magnets are becoming possible with the availability of high-performance HTS tapes. An overview of the development and use of superconductors in electric power and magnetic applications will be provided in this presentation. [Preview Abstract] |
Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:24AM - 11:00AM |
S12.00005: Panel Discussion |
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