
Secrets of the Super Elements
In the first ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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.
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Clips
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How to mine your phone
Duration: 01:17
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The Power of Rhenium
Duration: 02:21
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mark Miodownik |
Executive Producer | Jonathan Renouf |
Producer | Laura Mulholland |
Director | Laura Mulholland |
Assistant Producer | Kate Szell |
Broadcasts
- Wed 24 May 2017 21:00
- Thu 25 May 2017 03:00
- Thu 3 May 2018 20:00
- Fri 4 May 2018 02:55
- Wed 26 Jun 2019 23:00