US university-industry partnerships in high-temperature superconductivity

For decades, US industry and academic institutions have formed special relationships, borne out of their mutual dependencies. For the most part, these relationships have been arms-length ones — companies have helped to finance new facilities, scholarships or faculty positions at universities, and universities have trained and developed professional staff for industry. Most major universities have well established programmes for industrial liaison, and similarly most major companies have established university-relations programmes.