Race for the Superconductor

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Race for the Superconductor

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PBS | Air Date: March 29, 1988
Summary: Race for the Superconductor from the show NOVA goes over the technology battle currently going on between the United States and Japan. The goal for both is to find a material which will conduct electricity at room temperature with zero resistance. Such a find would totally change the way scientists think about energy.
Genre(s): News, Documentary, Science
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