Making Stuff
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Making Stuff

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Invisibility cloaks. Spider silk that is stronger than steel. Plastics made of sugar that dissolve in landfills. Smart pills and micro-robots that zap diseases. What will the future bring, and what will it be made of? Get a behind-the-scenes look at scientific innovations ushering in a new generation of materials that are stronger, smaller, cleaner, and smarter than anything we've ever seen.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Stronger

    January 18, 2011
    53min
    TV-PG
    Host David Pogue tests his mettle against the world’s strongest stuff -- from steel and Kevlar to bioengineered silk.
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  2. S1 E2 - Smaller

    January 25, 2011
    53min
    TV-PG
    Future technologies will depend on tiny stuff -- from silicon chips to micro-robots that probe the human body.
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  3. S1 E3 - Cleaner

    February 1, 2011
    53min
    TV-PG
    Can innovative materials help solve the energy crisis and lead to a sustainable future?
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  4. S1 E4 - Smarter

    February 11, 2011
    53min
    TV-PG
    Explore a new generation of ingenious materials, from clothes that monitor your mood to real-life invisibility cloaks.
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