Article: The basic directions of researches & development in applied high-current superconductivity (highlights of the school on superconductivity, May 24—29, 1998, base “Kurchatovets”, Protvino, Russia)

I. S. Baikov
All-Russian Research Institute of Interbranch Information, Moscow, Russia

V. S. Kruglov
Russian Recearch Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia

L. S. Shirshov
Institute of High-Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia

A short review of the reports presented in the Spring School (“Kurchatovetch’98”) on most advanced achievements in the fields of high-current superconductivity, its applications and future evolution is given.