$500 Superconductor research project?

[Mo777]

Hello my university is giving out little "mini" grants for undergrad research and I was wanting to get involved because it sounds fun/looks good on a resume. The winners would get $500 to spend on a research project of their choosing. All I have to do to enter is fill out some paperwork stating my goals, and give a detailed budget on the project. I am an engineering physics/physics double major and am very interested in superconductor research. Does anyone know some projects that would be possible with that budget? If there are any that is.

Thank you so much for your time.

 

[Davide86]

I think that a research project about superconductivity is not feasible with a 500$ budget. It is due to the fact that achieving the superconducting state requires liquid helium or liquid nitrogen (if you work with cuprates). These two materials are both expensive: so I think there's no chance. I am sorry for you!

 

[alxm]

Liquid nitrogen is expensive? At our dept at least, a gallon of LN2 is cheaper than a gallon of milk.

 

[Davide86]

At my department liquid nitrogen free. The point is that if you want to use it, you need the transfer line and the cryostat: these are really expensive! A cryostat's price lies in the range between 10000-40000 € more or less.