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ArrowFlux:  Volume 1, Issue 2

Published May 2008.


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Superpowers
Materials with Superpowers
So-called “high temperature” superconductivity holds tremendous promise, but before engineers can harness this super power, scientists must unlock the secrets behind these mysterious materials.
Helium Recovery Bag
What is This?
Helium recovery bags look like fun-flates, but these bloated bags are not child’s play: They are used to recover and recycle helium, a gas without which our magnets could not function.
Francis Bitter
Magnet Milestones
Without Francis Bitter’s contributions to magnet technology, the Magnet Lab as we know it would be very different – and it might not even exist.
penguin egg
A Novel Use for MRI
Mag Lab scientists at the University of Florida branch in collaboration with Sea World image an unexpected patient: an unborn penguin.
purcell
Science Starts Here
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program exerts a pull on students long after the summer is over; it draws students such as Ken Purcell back for their graduate work.

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