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Making Stuff: Stronger
What is the strongest material in the world? Is it steel, Kevlar, carbon nanotubes, or something entirely new? NOVA kicks off the four-part series “Making Stuff” with a quest for the world’s strongest substances. Host David Pogue takes a look at what defines strength, examining everything from steel cables to mollusks to a toucan’s beak. Pogue travels from the deck of a U.S. naval aircraft carrier to a demolition derby to the country’s top research labs to check in with experts who are re-engineering what nature has given us to create the next generation of strong stuff.
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38 - 1Building the Great Cathedrals Oct. 19, 2010
38 - 2Emergency Mine Rescue Oct. 26, 2010
38 - 3Trapped in an Elevator Nov. 02, 2010
38 - 4Dogs Decoded Nov. 09, 2010
38 - 5Secrets of Stonehenge Nov. 16, 2010
38 - 6Quest for Solomon's Mines Nov. 23, 2010
38 - 7Secrets Beneath the Ice Dec. 28, 2010
38 - 8Deadliest Earthquakes Jan. 11, 2011
38 - 9Making Stuff: Stronger Jan. 19, 2011
38 - 10Making Stuff: Smaller Jan. 26, 2011
38 - 11Making Stuff: Cleaner Feb. 02, 2011
38 - 12Making Stuff: Smarter Feb. 09, 2011
38 - 13Smartest Machine on Earth Feb. 09, 2011
38 - 14Crash of Flight 447 Feb. 16, 2011
38 - 15Venom: Nature's Killer Feb. 23, 2011
38 - 16Japan's Killer Quake Mar. 30, 2011
38 - 17Power Surge Apr. 20, 2011
38 - 18How Smart Are Animals? Feb. 09, 2011