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A Collection of materials science resources, activities and demonstrations developed in conjunction with NOVA MAKING STUFF PBS series. These outreach materials will enable educators and scientists to engage audiences in formal and informal settings and encourage appreciation and better understanding of our material world in the young and old alike.Invisibility cloaks.
Season 1: MAKING STUFF: Stronger, Smaller, Cleaner, Smarter.
Season 2: MAKING MORE STUFF: Faster, Wilder, Colder, Safer.
Each episode shows how the field of materials science has changed history and is shaping the future with a new generation of amazing materials. The Series is hosted by New York Times technology columnist and Emmy Award–winning CBS News correspondent David Pogue.
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Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter at the nanoscale.
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FUNDING FOR NOVA IS PROVIDED BY DAVID H. KOCH, THE HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE, THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, AND PUBLIC TELEVISION VIEWERS. MAJOR FUNDING FOR MAKING STUFF IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. PRODUCERS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE COOPERATION OF THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY. MAKING STUFF WAS PRODUCED BY POWDERHOUSE PRODUCTIONS FOR NOVA/WGBH.
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