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National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. The conference will include review papers by outstanding authorities, and contributed papers, which are hereby solicited, on the following topics: thermopowers of crystalline pure metals and alloys (including transition metals); effects of anisotropic relaxation times; many body effects in thermoelectricity; effects of a magnetic field; thermopower at ultra-low temperatures; thermopower near critical points; thermoelectric effects in superconductors; liquid metals, and amorphous metals; thermopower in dilute magnetic alloys an’i in quasi onedimensional conductors. Deadline for contributed papers is May 15, 1977. Information: F.J. Blatt, P.A. Schroeder, Physics Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, U.S.A. 14—19 August 1977 International Symposium on Hydridesfor Energy Storage, Geio Norway. Hydrogen is considered one of the most promising fuels for the future. It is non-polluting, fully recyclable and has an almost unlimited supply potential. It can be distributed through pipelines or stored in containers for automative or stationary use. Conventional means of hydrogen storage has, however, several shortcomings. Alloy systems which can absorb or release large amounts of hydrogen at room temperature by pressures close to atmospheric pressure offer interesting possibilities. For several years extensive research has been carried out in many laboratories to find suitable alloy systems. However, a fully satisfactory system has not yet been found. It is the intention of this symposium to bring together research workers active in this field to review the progress which has been made and to discuss the future prospects. Invited lecturers will survey the properties of hydrides, both from a practical and fundamental point of view. Other participants are invited to present shorter contributions. Deadline for application: March 1st 1977. Information: Mrs. G. Jarrett, Institutt for Atomenergi, P.O. Box 40, 2007 Kjeller, Norway

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15—19 August 1977 International Conference on the Physics of Trimsition Metals. This major conference will be held at the Department of Physics of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. The program will consist of plenary morning sessions of contributed talks. In addition there will be panel discussions on several controversial topics. The invited speakers will be determined with the aid .of an International Program Committee and the inter-relation between theory and experiment will be stressed. The major subtopics to be emphasized are: (a) Bulk electronic states (b) Surfaces (c) Magnetism (d) Superconductivity Information: Prof. J.M. Perz, PTM Conference, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S-1 A7.

29 August—i September 1977 ThirdSpecialized Coioque Ampere Optical Techniques in Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Trinity College, Dublin. The conference will be addressed to physical problems associated with optically excited states in organic! biological molecules, semiconductors and ionic solids. —

Information: Professor B. Henderson, Physical Laboratory, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. 30—31 August 1977 The 9th Conference on Solid State Devices, sponsored by Japan Society of Applied Physics, will be held at Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo, Japan, on August 30 and 31, 1977. The subject of the conference, solid state devices, will be broadly construed and topics of interest include the following: (1) Phenomena or material for novel devices; (2) Proposals for new devices;