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Making Stuff: Smarter
“Making Stuff: Smarter” looks at materials that respond to their environments and even learn, such as an airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Scientists are turning to nature in developing such “smart” stuff. Sharkskin, for instance, has inspired a substance that, when sprayed in hospitals, could eliminate antibiotic-resistant bacteria. David Pogue visits a scientist who has even created a material that can render objects invisible. “Smarter” concludes with a vision of the ultimate in “life-like” stuff: programmable matter that could create a duplicate of a human being.
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