Electrical conductors
In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions. Materials made of metal are common electrical conductors.
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Conductors and Semiconductors
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the physics of electricity: why some materials conduct it and others do not, and how these properties can be usefully exploited.
23 February 2012
Featuring: Frank Close, Jenny Nelson, Lesley Cohen
Plasma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma. First observed in 1879, plasma is the most abundant matter in the universe, far more than solid, liquid or gas.
13 October 2016
Featuring: Justin Wark, Kate Lancaster, Bill Graham