NOVA Making Stuff: Stronger
David Pogue tests his mettle against the world's strongest stuff. Details
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Making Stuff: Series Overview
Technology reporter David Pogue hosts a four-part special series exploring the materials t...
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Nature’s Super-Materials
See some of Nature's stickiest, toughest, and cleanest materials, and learn how they are i...
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The World's Strongest Stuff
From diamonds to spider silk, see some of the hardest, strongest, and toughest materials o...
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Materials That Changed History
From ceramics to steel, paper to plastics, certain basic substances have long propped up c...
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