ASC2016 – Applied Superconductivity Conference

The Applied Superconductivity Conference ASC2016 took place in Denver (USA) from the 4^th to the 9^th of September (ASC2016 website). Prof. Carmine Senatore was invited to give a plenary lecture entitled “30 years to HTS: status and perspectives” (link to the video).

The Group of Applied Superconductivity contributed to the program of the event with four oral presentations. Here are the titles:

• How to unlock full electrical connectivity in MgB₂: the role of precursors and processing routes in controlling voids and detrimental secondary phases (D. Matera)
• Tuning of J_c in YBCO thin films using electric field effect (A. Fête)
• From the experimental study of the thermal conduction properties to a new formula for the quench propagation velocity in REBCO coated conductors (M. Bonura)
• Impact of the void morphometry on the electro-mechanical properties of Nb₃Sn wires: a case study on bronze-route wires (C. Barth)