Abstract: Disclosed are a hydrogen-occluding alloy electrode comprising an alloy powder wherein the alloy comprises a Ti-V solid solution mother phase and a secondary phase predominantly containing a Ti-Ni phase or an AB.sub.2 Laves phase in which the secondary phase forms a three-dimensional reticulate skeleton in the alloy; said hydrogen-occluding alloy powder surface-treated with hydrofluoric acid, to provide a titanium hydride surface and surface-coated with at least one metal of Ni, Cu and Co.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hydrogen-occluding alloy electrode comprising an alloy powder wherein the alloy comprises a Ti--V solid solution mother phase and a secondary phase predominantly containing a Ti--Ni phase or an AB.sub.2 Laves phase in which the secondary phase forms a three-dimensional reticulate skeleton in the alloy; said hydrogen-occluding alloy powder surface-treated with hydrofluoric acid to provide a titanium hydride surface and surface-coated with at least one metal of Ni, Cu and Co.

Abstract: A superconducting magnet device and magnetizing device for superconductor including a coil provided around the superconductor; a current supply line connected to the coil and a power source and supplying a pulse current from the power source to the coil; and a refrigerant container controlled to a superconducting transition temperature or below, the coil arranged in the refrigerant container, the current supply line provided within refrigerant pipes connecting to the refrigerant container, its applied instrument, and a magnetizing method for superconductor including cooling the interior of the refrigerant container down to the superconducting transition temperature or below; supplying a pulse current to the coil for generating a magnetic field by the coil; and magnetizing the superconductor.

Abstract: A superconducting motor comprising an armature provided on a ro tative shaft, magnet portions disposed opposite to said armature, coolant containers for containing said magnet portions and coolant, coolant pipes connected to said coolant containers for supplying the coolant, wherein each of said magnet portions comprises a superconductor and a magnetizing coil wound around it and wherein lead wires for supplying a pulse current for magnetization are connected to said magnetizing coils.

Abstract: A superconductive magnetic levitation apparatus is provided which is simple in structure, low in cost and is used for readily explaining superconducting phenomena such as the Meissner effect and the pinning effect. The superconductive magnetic levitation apparatus includes a levitation moving unit 5 including superconductors 4, and a heat insulative tank 51 for storing a coolant 52 for cooling the superconductors 4; and a track 3 arranged in confronted relation with the superconductors 4 of the levitation moving unit 5, the track 3 including a number of permanent magnets 2 fixed to a ferromagnetic metal plate 1. The permanent magnets 2 are composed of a plurality of series connected magnetic pieces having the same pole in a longitudinal direction of the track 3 and a plurality of parallel connected magnetic pieces having different poles in a transverse direction of the track 3.