Frontiers In Crystalline Matter: From Discovery To Technology
by National Research Council /
2009 / English / PDF
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For much of the past 60 years, the U.S. research community
dominated the discovery of new crystalline materials and the
growth of large single crystals, placing the country at the
forefront of fundamental advances in condensed-matter sciences
and fueling the development of many of the new technologies at
the core of U.S. economic growth. The opportunities offered by
future developments in this field remain as promising as the
achievements of the past. However, the past 20 years have seen a
substantial deterioration in the United States' capability to
pursue those opportunities at a time when several European and
Asian countries have significantly increased investments in
developing their own capacities in these areas. This book seeks
both to set out the challenges and opportunities facing those who
discover new crystalline materials and grow large crystals and to
chart a way for the United States to reinvigorate its efforts and
thereby return to a position of leadership in this field.
For much of the past 60 years, the U.S. research community
dominated the discovery of new crystalline materials and the
growth of large single crystals, placing the country at the
forefront of fundamental advances in condensed-matter sciences
and fueling the development of many of the new technologies at
the core of U.S. economic growth. The opportunities offered by
future developments in this field remain as promising as the
achievements of the past. However, the past 20 years have seen a
substantial deterioration in the United States' capability to
pursue those opportunities at a time when several European and
Asian countries have significantly increased investments in
developing their own capacities in these areas. This book seeks
both to set out the challenges and opportunities facing those who
discover new crystalline materials and grow large crystals and to
chart a way for the United States to reinvigorate its efforts and
thereby return to a position of leadership in this field.
