This 1166th volume of the journal "Advanced Materials Research" presents the periodic edition from the series "Advanced Materials and Technologies". The collection was compiled from peer-reviewed stand-alone papers describing the results of scientific research and engineering solutions dealing with actual problems in applied materials science in mechanical engineering, electronics, pharmacology, and construction. Published articles will be helpful for engineers, students, and academic staff.

Science and Engineering of Novel Superconductors V

Edited by: P. VINCENZINI and A. RIGAMONTI

Online since: October 2006

Description: This collection presents 38 papers. Altogether, the collection offers a wealth of up-to-date information on Science and Engineering of Novel Superconductors.

Magnesium Diborid

Edited by: Dr. David J. Fisher

Online since: February 2006

Description: This substance is very much a material for the new millennium, since its new manifestation as a high-temperature superconductor can be dated precisely from the seminal 2001 Nature paper (1st March, p63), Superconductivity at 39K in Magnesium Diboride, by J.Nagamatsu, N.Nakagawa, T.Muranaka, Y.Zenitani and J.Akimitsu of the Physics Department of Aoyama-Gakuin University, Tokyo. Until then, it had been seen and used only as a rather nondescript ceramic/abrasive.