NOVA Season 38 Episode 12
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 - 18How Smart Are Animals?Feb. 09, 2011- 38 - 17Power SurgeApr. 20, 2011
- 38 - 16Japan's Killer QuakeMar. 30, 2011
- 38 - 15Venom: Nature's KillerFeb. 23, 2011
- 38 - 14Crash of Flight 447Feb. 16, 2011
- 38 - 13Smartest Machine on EarthFeb. 09, 2011
- 38 - 12Making Stuff: SmarterFeb. 09, 2011
- 38 - 11Making Stuff: CleanerFeb. 02, 2011
- 38 - 10Making Stuff: SmallerJan. 26, 2011
- 38 - 9Making Stuff: StrongerJan. 19, 2011
- 38 - 8Deadliest EarthquakesJan. 11, 2011
- 38 - 7Secrets Beneath the IceDec. 28, 2010
- 38 - 6Quest for Solomon's MinesNov. 23, 2010
- 38 - 5Secrets of StonehengeNov. 16, 2010
- 38 - 4Dogs DecodedNov. 09, 2010
- 38 - 3Trapped in an ElevatorNov. 02, 2010
- 38 - 2Emergency Mine RescueOct. 26, 2010
- 38 - 1Building the Great CathedralsOct. 19, 2010
