A Josephson junction is an electronic circuit capable of switching at very high speeds near absolute zero. It consists of two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier. Josephson showed that Cooper pairs can tunnel through this barrier coherently, producing effects like a DC supercurrent not requiring a voltage (DC Josephson effect) and an AC supercurrent oscillating at a frequency proportional to an applied voltage (AC Josephson effect). Josephson junctions have applications in areas like SQUIDs, qubits, digital electronics, voltage standards, and sensors.