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Secrets of the Super Elements

In the first Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, Mark Miodownik reveals the weird materials that have built our high-tech world.

Forget oil, coal and gas - a new set of materials is shaping our world and they're so bizarre they may as well be alien technology. In the first Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ documentary to be filmed entirely on smartphones, materials scientist Prof Mark Miodownik reveals the super elements that underpin our high-tech world. We have become utterly dependent on them, but they are rare and they're already running out. The stuff that makes our smartphones work could be gone in a decade and our ability to feed the world depends mostly on a mineral found in just one country. Mark reveals the magical properties of these extraordinary materials and finds out what we can do to save them.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Jun 2019 23:00

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Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Miodownik
Executive Producer Jonathan Renouf
Producer Laura Mulholland
Director Laura Mulholland
Assistant Producer Kate Szell

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