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May. 20, 2011
Celebrating The Superconductor, As It Turns 100
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| In 1911, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered that some materials exhibit zero resistance to the flow of electricity at extremely low temperatures--they are superconductors. Physicist David Cardwell discusses their use for applications as diverse as particle physics experiments and magnetic resonance imaging. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
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David Cardwell
Chair, Superconductivity Group at the
Institute of Physics
Professor, Superconducting Engineering
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
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