Overview
"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.
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38 - 1Building the Great Cathedrals October 19, 2010 -
38 - 2Emergency Mine Rescue October 26, 2010 -
38 - 3Trapped in an Elevator November 02, 2010 -
38 - 4Dogs Decoded November 09, 2010 -
38 - 5Secrets of Stonehenge November 16, 2010 -
38 - 6Quest for Solomon's Mines November 23, 2010 -
38 - 7Secrets Beneath the Ice December 28, 2010 -
38 - 8Deadliest Earthquakes January 11, 2011 -
38 - 9Making Stuff: Stronger January 19, 2011 -
38 - 10Making Stuff: Smaller January 26, 2011 -
38 - 11Making Stuff: Cleaner February 02, 2011 -
38 - 12Making Stuff: Smarter February 09, 2011 -
38 - 13Smartest Machine on Earth February 09, 2011 -
38 - 14Crash of Flight 447 February 16, 2011 -
38 - 15Venom: Nature's Killer February 23, 2011 -
38 - 16Japan's Killer Quake March 30, 2011 -
38 - 17Power Surge April 20, 2011 -
38 - 18How Smart Are Animals? February 09, 2011
