Super conductivity is a natural phenomenon in which certain materials such as metals, alloys, and ceramics, can conduct electricity without resistance. These materials are what we call superconductors. In a superconductor, once the flow of electrons begins, it essentially goes on forever, making it an important material to humans. Superconductivity was discovered by a Dutch scientist by the name of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes in 1911. While researching properties of materials at absolute zero, this man found …showed first 75 words of 521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 521 total…a normal to a superconducting state is regular across a region of mixed behavior. A Type 2 superconductor will also allow some invasion by an outer magnetic field into its surface. A Type 1 superconductor won’t. Super conductors have many uses. They are used in trains as magnetic-levitation devices, which makes certain trains appear to float while in motion. Superconductors are also used medically in MRI’s and commonly in electric generators, making them more efficient.