bbc ricl 2010 size matters 2of3 why chocolate melts and jet engines don't
from...http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1ygp
dr mark miodownik zooms into the microscopic world beneath our fingertips. in this unfamiliar
landscape, strange forces dominate the world and common sense goes out of the window. he reveals how
this tiny hidden world can make objects behave like magic, and discovers the secrets of the
extraordinary metals that make jet engines possible.
with a mass audience taste test, mark reveals why chocolate is actually one of the most
sophisticated and highly engineered materials on the planet, using special crystals designed to melt
in the mouth. he looks forward to new era of self-healing materials where a broken mobile phone or
car bumper could heal itself and how, one day, material scientists might even create artificial life.
from...http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1ygp
dr mark miodownik zooms into the microscopic world beneath our fingertips. in this unfamiliar
landscape, strange forces dominate the world and common sense goes out of the window. he reveals how
this tiny hidden world can make objects behave like magic, and discovers the secrets of the
extraordinary metals that make jet engines possible.
with a mass audience taste test, mark reveals why chocolate is actually one of the most
sophisticated and highly engineered materials on the planet, using special crystals designed to melt
in the mouth. he looks forward to new era of self-healing materials where a broken mobile phone or
car bumper could heal itself and how, one day, material scientists might even create artificial life.
