Media advisory - Major discovery in superconductivity

    MONTREAL, May 28 /CNW/ - On Thursday, May 31st, Professor Louis Taillefer
at the Université de Sherbrooke and Director of the Canadian Institute for
Advanced Research (CIFAR)'s Quantum Materials program will announce a major
breakthrough in the understanding of high-temperature superconductors.
    This announcement will include a compelling story that will bring alive a
major accomplishment in advanced research for a lay audience.
    Discovered in 1987, high-temperature superconductors have held the
promise of major technological revolution in areas such as Magnetic Resonance
Imagers (MRIs), computers and the transmission of electricity. Progress has
been stalled by a lack of firm knowledge on the microscopic nature of these
materials. This announcement marks a major breakthrough in this direction.When:   Thursday, May 31st at 1:30 pm

    Where:  Montréal Science Centre, Atelier 2
            333, de la Commune Street West, Montréal

    Who:    Chaviva M Hošek, President and CEO of CIFAR
            Professor Bruno-Marie Béchard, Rector of the Université de
             Sherbrooke
            Professor Doug Bonn, University of British Columbia
            Professor Louis Taillefer, Université de Sherbrooke,
             and Director of CIFAR's Quantum Materials programAttention photo editors/TV producers: The media conference will include a
    photo/television opportunity involving liquid nitrogen and levitation.

For further information: Media contacts: Patchen Barss, Communications
Director, CIFAR, [phone] land, [phone] cell, [e-mail];
Caroline Dubois, Media Relations, Université de Sherbrooke, [phone]
ext. 63395, [phone] cell, [e-mail]