Abstract: This invention pertains to a void-free superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB2) product, especially wire, and to a method for its fabrication. The product is a well-connected and void-free superconducting magnesium diboride. The fabrication method includes the steps of: 1) charging a metal billet or tube with magnesium and boron, or magnesium diboride; 2) sealing the billet; 3) heating the filled and sealed billet to an elevated temperature above room temperature at which the billet metal can be hot-worked and at which reaction between magnesium and boron to form magnesium diboride proceeds or magnesium diboride can be deformed; and 4) hot-rolling the billet until the desired magnesium diboride dimensions and the reaction are achieved. There is an optional step of hot-treating the billet after hot-rolling to change superconducting properties of magnesium diboride by modifying microstructure thereof.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a product and a method for making the product. The product is a lightweight solid porous metallic product containing small solid spheres having a coating of a primary alpha phase thereon disposed in a solid metal alloy eutectic matrix. The method includes the steps of mixing the hollow rigid spheres and a metal alloy, which metal alloy can be preheated to render it molten, in order to form a dispersion of the spheres distributed in the molten alloy; initially cooling the dispersion to render it semi-solid whereby the spheres are coated by a solid and the coated spheres are disposed in the semi-solid mixture of the solid and liquid; and finally cooling the sphere-containing semi-solid mixture to a temperature at which the sphere-containing semi-solid mixture becomes solid and the product is formed.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of pregabalin and derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of mania and bipolar disorder.