NOVA Season 38 Episode 12 Making Stuff: Smarter 2010
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"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.
- Released: 2011-02-09
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Building the Great Cathedrals 2010-10-19
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2. Emergency Mine Rescue 2010-10-26
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3. Trapped in an Elevator 2010-11-02
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4. Dogs Decoded 2010-11-09
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5. Secrets of Stonehenge 2010-11-16
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6. Quest for Solomon's Mines 2010-11-23
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7. Secrets Beneath the Ice 2010-12-28
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8. Deadliest Earthquakes 2011-01-11
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9. Making Stuff: Stronger 2011-01-19
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10. Making Stuff: Smaller 2011-01-26
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11. Making Stuff: Cleaner 2011-02-02
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12. Making Stuff: Smarter 2011-02-09
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13. Smartest Machine on Earth 2011-02-09
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14. Crash of Flight 447 2011-02-16
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15. Venom: Nature's Killer 2011-02-23
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16. Japan's Killer Quake 2011-03-30
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17. Power Surge 2011-04-20
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18. How Smart Are Animals? 2011-02-09
