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While the explanation of ceramic superconductivity remains elusive, new data serve to eliminate conventional strong coupling between electron pairs andphonons.
The assessment of British university departments carried out last year by the University Grants Committee was badly flawed. Coupled with increased selectivity in funding, the consequences could be serious.
Next week's meeting of the American Society of Biological Chemists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will have over 200 exhibits. Here we preview some of the products on view.