The Princess saw a range of practical demonstrations on topics which included superconductivity and crystal patterns seen with lasers.
This " magnetic glue " might also have a role in high-temperature superconductivity.
The research into relatively high temperature superconductivity will continue because of the potential commercial benefits, but there are also possible military applications.
They will study the phenomenon of quark color superconductivity, a new state of matter thought to occur in the center of neutron stars.
Indeed the electron-phonon interactions that bring about low-temperature superconductivity is so weak in these metals that they have never been seen to superconduct.