Advances in Superconductivity VI, 1994 Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS ’93), October 26–29, 1993, Hiroshima Volumes 1 and 2

More than seven years have passed since the dramatic breakthrough in the critical temperature for superconductors. During this period, a host of new materials have been discovered, and efforts have been stepped up in a variety of domains including device and systems applications, commercialization, and basic research on the properties of superconductive materials. Recent progress in areas such as bulk single crystal production, long-scale wire and tape produc­ tion, flywheel and bearing applications, and electronic device applications for thin films indicate that science and technology have been working hand in hand in this field, as has been the case in the research and development of semi­ conductors. This interdisciplinary "resonance" will be certain to lead to further outstanding advances in the years to come. It goes without saying that worldwide information exchange is the key to accelerating progress in superconductivity science and technology. As in previous years, the ISS '93 served as a venue where visions of future develop­ ments were shared in addition to presentations and extensive discussions on the most up-to-date research results. I hope that the Proceedings contained in this volume will be consulted not only as a summary of the current "state of the art" in high-Tc superconductivity but also as a stimulating source of ideas regarding future applications of superconductivity research.

1 Plenary Lectures.- 2 Physics.- 3 Chemistry.- 4 Flux Pinning.- 5 Wires, Tapes, and Bulk.- 6 Thin Films.- 7 Device Applications.- 8 System Applications.- 8.2 Magnetic Shielding and Magnetic Bearing.- Melt-Textured Y-Ba-Cu-O and Its Applications to Autostable Superconducting Magnetic Bearings.- Magnetic Shielding by Oxide Superconducting Plates.- BEM Analysis on Magnetic Shield Effects of Superconducting Apparatus.- Magnetic Shielding Effect of a Double Sheet of Fe-Ni and BSCCO.- Magnetic Shielding Experiments of High Tc Tile Superconductors.- Shielding Effects of Superconducting YBaCuO Vessels by a Plasma Spraying Method.- Study on the Improvement of Magnetic Flux Path Using High-Tc Superconductors.- High Precision Superconducting Magnetic Bearings Using Advanced MPMG-YBaCuO.- Numerical Analysis of Levitation Force of HTSC by Using Critical State Model and Frozen Field Model.- Improvement of Thrust Characteristics of High-Tc Superconducting Linear Actuator.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.