100 % conductive: Superconductors

On the 8th of April 1911, whilst observing mercury at the temperature of liquid helium -269°C, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered a new and surprising physics phenomenon: superconductivity!<br />This film treats the properties of superconductors, recent progress in research, and the existing and future applications of this extraordinary phenomenon.<br /><br />Director: Alain Monclin<br />Scientific advisors: Julien Bobroff, Alain Sacuto, Jean-Michel Courty<br />Production: Institut de physique du CNRS, CNRS Images, Université Paris-Diderot<br />(2011, 11 min)<br />More information about the film: http://videotheque.cnrs.fr/index.php?urlaction=doc&id_doc=2745&langue=EN