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Crystallographic contributions to the energy problem

JUL 01, 1979
Radiation effects, electrolytes, superconductors and catalysts are just four out of the many areas where crystallography is helping to improve existing materials and develop new ones.
Michael K. Wilkinson

In every scientific discipline, attention has begun to turn toward the serious shortage of energy in the world as scientists ask themselves, “What can we do about it?” There is certainly no doubt that the problem exists, that it is growing more serious with time, and that it is not going to be solved easily and quickly.

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Michael K. Wilkinson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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