New ways to engage the public with quantum physics

We are a few french condensed matter physicists involved in developping new routes to engage the public with our research field. We have worked with designers, graphists, artists, teachers and the public to produce original tools for outreach. In this talk, we will present some of them : \begin{itemize} \item demonstration tools such as a superconducting circus or a levitating Eiffel Tower \item futuristic videos (what life would be if room temperature superconductivity was achieved?) \item graphic animations to make quantum physic simple and appealing \item websites about quantum physics or superconductivity ( www.quantummadesimple.com or www.superconductivity.eu ) \item folding activities for kids to understand orbitals and superconductivity \end{itemize} We will also discuss the engagement of condensed matter physicists in outreach activities. Many of us find it hard to get involved : ``not enough time'', ``my field is to complex to be popularized'', ``not good for my career'', ``science museums do it better''... We will give some insight of how we could overcome this reluctance among our colleagues and get many french researchers involved in engaging the public over the past two years. All our activities and productions can be found in English at the website: www.vulgarisation.fr