Instructional Video5:29
SciShow

What are Superfluids and Why Are They Important?

12th - Higher Ed
Can you imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics? One that pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top? Join Hank Green for a fun new SciShow super episode all about superfluids!
Instructional Video5:31
SciShow

The First Room Temperature Superconductor! (Still No Hoverboards) | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Hot off the presses, this week has been cool! Researchers have discovered the first room-temperature superconductor, and another group has created a type of paint that actually stays cooler than the environment around it!
Instructional Video10:22
TED Talks

Boaz Almog: The levitating superconductor

12th - Higher Ed
How can a super-thin 3-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail --...
Instructional Video5:17
SciShow

We Found Superconductors in Meteorites!

12th - Higher Ed
We've found the first confirmed superconductors in meteorites, and our simulated atmosphere game is really heating up!
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow

The Strange, Frictionless World of Superfluids

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine a cup of tea that doesn't obey the laws of physics, it pours out of the bottom of your cup while crawling up the sides to the top, and you'll have a pretty good picture of the ultracold phenomena of superfluids.
Instructional Video0:44
Curated Video

Superconductivity

6th - 12th
The flow of electricity with almost no resistance. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
Instructional Video7:07
Curated Video

Liquid Nitrogen Demos

6th - 12th
We look at how different materials change when they are exposed to liquid nitrogen. Flowers become frozen and stiff and the petals snap. A banana hardens and is strong enough to be used as a hammer and a squash ball becomes very brittle...
Instructional Video6:56
Physics Girl

Are machines better at quantum physics than humans?

9th - 12th
Machine learning is an exciting and growing field of computer science. Physics is using machine learning in the field of quantum mechanics to learn about unusual phase transitions Video on Jabril's channel
Instructional Video8:47
Higgsino Physics

The Physics of Superconductors

12th - Higher Ed
How a superconductor works. Everything from the physics and some of the history as well. Superconductors were discovered in 1911 by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. It was discovered because it was made possible to liquefy helium which produced...
Instructional Video6:32
Curated OER

How Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Works

9th - 12th
Are you looking for a video to introduce your physicists to superconductors? This educational resource details the workings of magnetic levitation with small magnets. It is fascinating! It concludes with possible uses of superconductor...
Instructional Video
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Meissner Effect

9th - 10th
This site contains two video demonstrations of the Meissner Effect.