Applied Superconductivity and Cryoscience Group

The Future of Helium
The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource
Lectures on Superconductivity
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Recent Papers
B.A. Glowacki
Substituting hydrogen for helium in cryogenic applications
The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource
265-296 (2012)

Introduction

The Applied Superconductivity and Cryoscience Group of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to applied superconductivity research. Our work includes the synthesis of superconductors, the design and fabrication of conductors and their characterisation and optimisation; materials under active investigation span the entire Tc range, including YBCO, MgB2, Nb3Sn and Nb3Al. Our cryoscience research focuses on advanced hydrogen-oxygen production technologies of photocatalytic electrolysers for fuel and cryogenic purposes, as well as the development of advanced cryocoolers.

The research includes aspects from most materials disciplines, including physical metallurgy, composites, materials chemistry, materials modelling, devices and medical materials.

About the group

About our research

Teaching

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Lectures on Superconductivity