Frozen Solid
Dr Helen Czerski discovers how cold has shaped our planet, and how pushing the limits of cold has unlocked new technologies, from superconductors to quantum computing.
Everything around us - from the tiniest insect on Earth to the most distant stars of the cosmos - exists somewhere on a vast scale from cold to hot. In this series, physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the extraordinary science of temperature. She unlocks the extremes of the temperature scale, from absolute zero to searing heat of stars - and reveals how temperature works, how deep its influence on our lives is, and why it's the hidden force that has shaped our planet and the entire universe.
In episode one, Helen ventures to the bottom of the temperature scale, revealing how cold has shaped the world around us and why frozen doesn't mean what you might think. She meets the scientists pushing temperature to the very limits of cold, where the normal laws of physics break down and a new world of scientific possibility begins. The extraordinary behaviour of matter at temperatures close to absolute zero is driving the advance of technology, from superconductors to quantum computing.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Helen Czerski |
Executive Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
Production Manager | Ashley Jackman |
Series Producer | Peter Oxley |
Producer | Alex Hemingway |
Broadcasts
- Thu 15 Feb 2018 21:00
- Sun 18 Feb 2018 02:40
- Sun 18 Feb 2018 23:50
- Thu 8 Aug 2019 22:00
- Fri 9 Aug 2019 03:00
- Wed 15 Apr 2020 22:00
- Wed 22 Apr 2020 17:00Red Button One
- Thu 23 Apr 2020 15:00Red Button One
- Fri 24 Apr 2020 16:00Red Button One
- Mon 11 May 2020 15:00Red Button One
- Wed 6 Oct 2021 22:55
- Wed 21 Sep 2022 20:00
- Fri 23 Sep 2022 02:10
- Wed 28 Jun 2023 00:20
- Wed 16 Oct 2024 20:00
- Fri 18 Oct 2024 02:45
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