NOVA · SEASON 15

Race for the Superconductor

Episode 10 · 1988-03-29

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Episode overview

NOVA charts an electronics revolution in the making as Japan and the United States race to develop a material that will conduct electricity at room temperature with zero resistance.

55 minutes

Season 15 episodes

1. Top Gun and Beyond1988-01-19 2. How to Create a Junk Food1988-01-26 3. Buried in Ice1988-02-02 4. Why Planes Burn1988-02-09 5. Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial1988-02-23 6. Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide1988-03-01 7. The Mystery of the Master Builders1988-03-08 8. Whale Rescue1988-03-15 9. The Man Who Loved Numbers1988-03-22 10. Race for the Superconductor1988-03-29 11. Can You Still Get Polio?1988-04-05 12. Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft1988-09-06 13. Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart1988-09-13 14. Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old1988-09-20 15. Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife1988-09-27 16. Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?1988-10-04 17. Can the Next President Win the Space Race?1988-10-11 18. Do Scientists Cheat?1988-10-18 19. Who Shot President Kennedy?1988-11-15 20. The Light Stuff1988-11-22 21. The All-American Bear1988-12-06 22. Can We Make a Better Doctor?1988-12-13