NOVA's "Making Stuff: Stronger"

If you are in the US or have access to PBS, this might be of interest to you.

The first part of a 4-part NOVA "Making Stuff" series will air tomorrow (Sept. 19, 2012). The first installment will be on the strongest material.

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 mollusk shells 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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