9 Materials of the Future that Will Change the World

Gone are the days of boring brick and steel-these radical building materials may just be the innovation of the future! Join Michael Aranda for this new episode of SciShow and learn about some awesome materials that look straight out of science fiction, but actually exist today!
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Sources:
Aerogels
www.aerogel.org/?p=3
energy.lbl.gov/ecs/aerogels/
www.nasa.gov/topics/technology...
www.britannica.com/science/gel
Invisibility Cloaks
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bgr.com/2016/03/15/invisibilit...
www.nature.com/articles/srep21921
www.cnet.com/news/invisibility...
www.techtimes.com/articles/864...
Super Waterproofing
phys.org/news/2015-12-superhyd...
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www.businessinsider.com/a-new-...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
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Bulk Diamonds/Aggregated Diamond Nanorods
www.nature.com/nature/journal/...
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physicsworld.com/cws/article/n...
www.iom3.org/materials-world-m...
Metallic Glasses
engineering.jhu.edu/materials/...
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www.zmescience.com/science/che...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/...
discovermagazine.com/2004/apr/...
physics.aps.org/story/v15/st20
Metallic Foams
www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/...
www.metalfoam.net/
link.springer.com/article/10....
Transparent Aluminum
science.howstuffworks.com/tran...
www.tssbulletproof.com/optical...
ceramics.org/wp-content/upload...
Light-transmitting Concrete
illumin.usc.edu/printer/245/tr...
www.cement.org/for-concrete-bo...
Regenerating Concrete
www.theguardian.com/sustainabl...
www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/tech/bi...
www.researchgate.net/profile/...

[@ModernBladesmith]

Dude! What are you doing!? "I am feeding the concrete!" **Walks away slowly**

[@reapermaster1233]

*FEED THE CONCRETE*

[@Novemprime]

It's pretty awesome to see my most of the things I learned in college with my major (Materials Science and Engineering) explained briefly in about 8.5 minutes. A lot of high school kids don't know that you can major in Materials Science Engineering and do cool things like this, so thanks SciShow for spreading the word! :)

[@benTi900]

What about thirsty concrete? This has a great use for towns and cities that get easily flooded.

[@haseo8244]

Or porous asphalt

[@reapermaster1233]

That concrete is *thirsty*

[@darkleome5409]

@@reapermaster1233 great idea for Doctor Who episode, if you think about it

[@echelon2k8]

Famously, according to Dr. Peter Tsou of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, "you could take a two- or three-bedroom house, insulate it with aerogel, and you could heat the house with a candle. But eventually the house would become too hot."

[@Royal_Fortune]

echelon2k8 very interesting thought

[@lillyanneserrelio2187]

@glitter "A candle burns in my window but, no one is home"

[@kindlin]

Things like your fridge, or especially my gaming rig, would heat it up NP.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@kindlin Don't forget yourself. Humans are pretty steady heat emitters.

[@viiiivivii306]

Wow. Dr Tsou could work in publicity the day aerogel becomes commercialy avaiable for mass use, that's some pretty convincing line there! Only, if the warmth of a candle becomes too much, body heath would probably become a problem long before there is need for candle-heating...

[@anzealot]

It's fun to see the things I study in a video from you guys :).

[@Slabfish]

+AN ZE NOPE

[@garyk3478]

+AN ZE So when can I drive my car made of metallic glass foam / hyperdiamond composite off the lot? Of course this will come out in golf clubs first, won't it? Maybe I need to pick up golf to play with stuff this cool. But I can never quite get the ball through the windmill....

[@synthetic_liquicity8261]

+AN ZE do u study Material Science?

[@myl0rd3]

+Synthetic_Liquicity i do

[@derkarlotto]

+Synthetic_Liquicity I do. specificly Material Science of Ceramics (6:01) cool to hear something from my very niche field. :)

[@vineshkhemlani2146]

What about vantablack? That's pretty cool

[@screwreligionscrewhumanity3893]

...But creepy in some weird way...

[@Nick-ld3zq]

+Screw Religion! ⛪ Screw Humanity! 👪 why do people like you have to state that you hate religion like yes ok I understand WHY but do you have to state it in your username lmao

[@damagecontrol7]

+Blankets In A Pig.. by saying, "screw religion = screw humanity", wouldn't that imply they're actually a proponent of religion?

[@DrLuckyDucky]

+John M You can't just add an "=" lmao, he's saying 2 separate things. Unless he adds an = sign, his name is not pro religion.

[@damagecontrol7]

maybe I'm reading too deeply into it. so you're saying they're an outright nihilist? humanism to me seems to clash w/ religion

[@LetsPlayMC2013]

Does it appear to anyone else that the host is balancing on a board on top of a ball?

[@alecwhatshisname5170]

no. but now it does. thanks.

[@zwooshb4733]

you've ruined me

[@falaqueeuajudo]

+BrinkTheGamer thanks for ruining it to me

[@Trollwaffenl488]

I went back and looked... lmfaooo yea it does

[@OctagonalGolbat]

+BrinkTheGamer Actually, he's a cyborg who's top-half-human, bottom-half-BB8. It's actually a very well-kept secret within SciShow.

[@houselightkell]

3:21 Stark: "How'd you solve the icing problem?"

[@NeatCrown]

_"Aggregated diamond nanorods are an engineer's best friend"_

[@lisamariefan]

Are you kidding? I'd love to have the amount of roadwork reduced!

[@tuckerdahl637]

+lisamariefan HAHAHAHAH you funny

[@lisamariefan]

TMC Battlecraft7 What? I'm serious!

[@tuckerdahl637]

Sorry I have a different sence of humor

[@deputydangerdawnderringer6041]

+Nexus42 Cents*

[@marvel2315]

When he says "you've probably have sat on concrete today", but reality is that you've have been inside this whole time even tho you know that there's concrete outside but you choose not to sit on it because your lazy and eaten food.

[@TheJaredtheJaredlong]

your housing SITS on a concrete foundation. So sitting by way of the transitive property.

[@Prizzlesticks]

Self-healing concrete....? ...I live in Spokane. Have you seen our roads? Have you driven on our roads? Do you know how much we spend on repairing these shitty roads every year with cheap asphalt that dissolves under our de-icer every winter? Summertime is called the season of con-fuck-tion in my group of friends and family because every main road is undergoing repairs, and you can't get anywhere. The roads become a potholed mess less than a year later. It's absurd. I'd sell my soul for self-healing concrete.

[@Prizzlesticks]

***** Oh, of course. It would be especially helpful for crumbling foundations or basements with water damage and the like.

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

+Pearl Carol Pave your intersections and bridges with concrete, and only de-ice those areas, hard curves and braking areas, too. The rest is asphalt that never gets de-iced.

[@skippy8799]

+Pearl Carol aaaaay a fellow Spokanite :), strait out of Spokompton.

[@Nightwalker973]

Have you been to Montana??

[@KorvekKorborjordordon]

Pearl Carol its 2k17, people are dying in Africa, world war 3 I'll happen any year now, and cyber crime is more dangerous and do-able than ever..... but yeah, those roads gotta be self healing.

[@altrealityme]

5 seconds of watching this channel and I'm like, yeah I could listen to this guy for hours

[@RainnySkies]

"FUUUUTUUUUUURRRRRRRE." -Squidward

[@waaysali9113]

you're amazing

[@randymotter51]

No, they're godlike :^D

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

You guys definitely need to find at least some pictures for the stuff you're talking about. Because "transparent hyper-aluminium" just doesn't cut it without an image.

[@MrMega1423]

It's called TRANSPARENT aluminum for a reason.

[@CousinBowling]

They showed it. It was just so close to the lens you couldn't tell 😂

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

They make metallic glass. And they waste it on fuckin golf clubs.

[@DualBladeGaming]

IKR

[@kingtagao9307]

Use it on your windows so no one can kick through it

[@Stonegoal]

+Nunya Bidness It promotes more production of the material which may lead to better processing methods. Its better than not being used at all.

[@leomadero562]

They also make it into atomic trampolines

[@the1exnay]

+Nunya Bidness "they made a really strong iron alloy and they waste it on fucking golf clubs" they can just make more of the stuff, chill bro

[@mysterymeat586]

For making the invisible cloak that mimics any background, study the octopus.

[@SaturnCanuck]

Of course its exists. They went back in time and gave them the formula. Didn't you watch the movie?

[@happymikasa7226]

Hey, can you make a video on the possiblity of silicon life? If it isn't possible, explain why.

[@GeekyStuffVerified]

ya just do it

[@ryanfloch6054]

+Kaleb Hernandez I don't think this topic is well-enough researched. They could do a video about "hey, maybe it's possible", but that's about it

[@SG-bp4lg]

There's an X files episode about that.

[@K33176]

Silicon just isn't as versatile as carbon, because of its size and electronegativity

[@ewedfyguyhiygfd]

I will subscribe to your channel with 3 different accounts. If you sub to mine.

[@maxjones503]

well, technically speaking, the future is everything but now and the past.

[@VenomFrogPwned]

+GeneralZ /r/im14andthisisdeep

[@C0d0ps]

There is no future that we can experience. The only "future" that we can experience is the continuing present forever changing, and the past is but a memory fading away.

[@DanB95]

But we aren't in the present. All our senses take time to get to our brain, and time to process. Even if it isn't a lot of time, that still means we cannot perceive the present. Idk if that makes ANY sense, but it does to me. xD

[@C0d0ps]

***** The present is what we experience. How long it takes for our brain to comprehend and view things is irrelevant :p Even if it might take a few micro or nano seconds before the light hits our eyes or everything we do have some sort of a delay. It's still the present for us. We experience what is going right now. I understand what you mean. But, without a present there can't be a future or past.

[@maxjones503]

Deep...

[@user-ul6bm8pt2y]

Don't forget super black colours, which are essential for the resolution of things like microscopes.

[@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879]

Actually, vantablack pigments actually being used for this purpose. For lining microscopes and telescope satellites, and also other high-end optical instruments. And also to paint high-end customer goods, but this basically just vanity tax. 🤣

[@CousinBowling]

@@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879 i dont think they use vantablack besides in industrial or artistic uses. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879]

@@CousinBowling ...Yea, at least not yet in wikipedia page, at least. The potential was there, though.

[@1997jankuschef]

This was like a super episode. Great to watch.

[@Teth47]

Inb4 CONCRETE SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADWAYS

[@spacialsnowflake4426]

+Teth47 lol

[@gamesman0118]

+Teth47 I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@Schindlabua]

SOLAR FREEKIN HYPERCONCRETE AERODIAMOND ROADWAYS

[@darknightx33x81]

+Cole Hansen your missing the point its SOLAR THORIUM LIGHT SELF HEALING TRANSPARENT DOES EVERYTHING YOU NEED CONCRETE ROADWAYS.

[@Laff700]

+Cole Hansen Don't forget that they can be used as powdered alcohol and are made from air plastic.

[@JJ24x7]

OMG I actually learned about the self repairing concrete in my pavement design course!

[@TheGamblermusic]

Such a cool video man ! this is excellently prepared and explained !

[@EugeneKhutoryansky]

Brings back memories of how Scottie tried to talk to the computer through the mouse.

[@chrisgurney2467]

+Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky "Keyboard? How Quaint..." XD

[@maxhorner2409]

The thumbnail made me think of transparent aluminum and that is why I clicked

[@dadedowuh]

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[@dadedowuh]

@@chrisgurney2467ggv fggghandhff gh andgi uyyeooalaweeiiiit nhi good guy fg hff ugh figghgy

[@DavidRSAT]

I always love these scishow countdowns.

[@ganaraminukshuk0]

I was actually eating gelatin when they got to the "imagine taking your gelatin and suck all the water out of it" part.

[@MCbadass7]

+Ganaram Inukshuk Lemme guess....you tried sucking all the water out of it.

[@jenjung577]

Me too!

[@reapermaster1233]

Did you try it

[@dolanduck4380]

Number 4 should've been called diamondium ;-;

[@Lexyvil]

The notion of a man from the future showing a man from the past a technology beyond the past's capability is just fun to hear in fictitious works, which is why the transparent aluminum quote in the movie was my favourite part.

[@OhhSouI]

One word.....Aluminium

[@Adplosive]

+Ohh Soul Thank you... that was driving me mental o.O

[@ChiChaChiHa]

+Adam Gibbons *driving me metal

[@speedy01247]

+Ohh Soul Aluminum sounds way better then aluminium, plus aluminum is easier to say.

[@Adplosive]

ChiChaChiHa *facepalms*

[@garyk3478]

+Ohh Soul Tantalium?

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

I love technology it just makes me proud to call my self a human

[@simonl1938]

+TheAsianPlaysGames *feminism

[@chuggaa100]

Simon l Feminazi-ism

[@chuggaa100]

Victor Raphals-Kath I didn't say that though?

[@victorraphals-kath2097]

TheAsianPlaysGames Oh, nevermind just realized you meant something else. Sorry, I'm pretty tired.

[@misterfaust1435]

Watch fail army, then be able to say that again.

[@hoseinqadam]

I look forward to the future and also dread what it may have in store. Ultra-light armor and weaponry coming at you from under an invisibility cloak. Jeez I hope the world (people) sort out their crap soon or we will not have a world :(

[@alexandercoffer7598]

I dread when humanity kills everything.

[@volatiledinosaur8517]

It's much more efficient to trade between countries than it is to start a war. "The only winning move is not to play." - WarGames, 1983

[@littletwigthegamer9676]

meh, if humans don't kill themselves now we will just f#ck up the universe for other aliens, humans do more bad then good. It would benefit any other organisms that are alive if we DID go to war and we DID destroy the planet, because one good planet is better then a whole galaxy.

[@barsmith8305]

Little Twig the gamer dude get off youtube and go for a walk or do something productive before you off yourself..life isn't that bad seriously!

[@littletwigthegamer9676]

oh i love life, just the hard truth though.

[@ramoneshakes8619]

My Lord this is a good episode

[@sevenpheonix3293]

This dude looks like jimmy neutron discovered hot topic

[@Aeturnalis]

damnit, now I can't unsee it lol also, focus on the material, not the hilarious looking hosts :)

[@219garry]

Start with making a plastic that dissolves in salt water within 48 hrs. Thanks from those who don't litter.

[@SirenTheSecond]

LOVE the reference to my favorite Star Trek of all time. My family calls it "The Search for Whales". So good!

[@DrScrubbington]

As much as I would love to have one, I have an odd feeling that invisibility cloaks would make crime rates go up...

[@rollerzleader2812]

Nope, most likely cops will be overpowered that criminals can't do shit. The future of crime is hacking, but one thing is sure to happen... Perversion will increase xD

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

+Dr Scrubbington I doubt invisibility cloaks make someone invisible to sonar, radar, and infrared or motion detection. A lot of homes already have alarms to detect such things so even with an invisibility cloak you would still shine as bright as day under an infrared cam.

[@nexus3101]

+xm377Moyocoyatzin It's easier to be invisible to infrared than light, so another system has to be used

[@mranderson6983]

Self healing construction materials? That's fucking genius

[@mervviscious]

I just turned 60, I have been involved in fixing electronics since I was 21. I taught myself DOS in the early days. Anyway, I love this channel and I like this guy. Excellent channel... Thank you..

[@Its_just_Avi]

Michael's voice makes this even more interesting and awesome

[@ThomasTufts]

I recently read about the metallic foam, and it was said to work extremely well for bulletproofing. I would really love to see a video showing this and a better explanation of it's capabilities.

[@Lucario1121]

"The future is now.." Me: BECAUSE OF SCIENCE :D

[@angeldude101]

"Gosh, the future is now thanks to science!"

[@AlonMoiseyev]

+angeldude101 clemont?

[@justanothercommercial]

Well the future is always now, up to infinite time, and I hate that saying because it always takes me back to when people said that for every little invention/product...

[@angeldude101]

Alon Moiseev Correct :D

[@infernape716]

+Alon Moiseev Then it blows up.

[@kylenoe2234]

Super informative. Love the futuristic bent.

[@brettedwards3803]

Love you guys another fantastic. Informative video

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

If the government invested more money into scientific research, we would be able to quickly find new and innovative ways to produce these super materials and jump start a whole new industrial revolution that would improve everyone's lives. Unfortunately, United States spends only 3% of its federal discretionary budget (less than 1% of total budget) on science. Republicans love talking about how a successful businessman should be in charge of the country (it's all they talked about in the 2012 election), so how about listening to the most successful businessman in the world, Bill Gates, who says the federal government should invest more money in science if it wants to improve the economy.

[@piccolo917]

+The Truthful Channel true, but more money is not a direct garrentee that it will be done much quicker. These things take time, people need to be educated and ideas need to be thought of. But yea, 10% federal spending towards sience would be great (says the biomedical scientist XD)

[@kiwin111]

+The Truthful Channel that, and we just spend so much money on war. so wasteful

[@piccolo917]

kiwin111 you preach it brother XD

[@Tinseltopia]

I'm starting to believe more and more that I was born into a time when I can see all this cool stuff being made, but not living long enough to enjoy it. Why couldn't I have been born in 2050? Assuming the world gets it's shit together in regards to the environment by then

[@NovemberCrystal]

+Tinseltopia More like year 3000+, buddy. The environmental impact we're making will last far beyond 2050. I doubt we'll have our shit together by 2050, but I'm just really pessimistic,.

[@unoriginal1086]

Tinseltopia well you can tell your (possible) children that you were there when it was being made.

[@MrMega1423]

Born too early too explore the Universe, born too late to explore the world.

[@bhaskarsharif9885]

Tinseltopia if tomorrow works better to have a good time with your family and your health

[@NelsonRdm2Sanlez]

Great video. Great Great video!!! I just hope I can come in contact with some of those in my life time!! Also, should get back to refresh material properties... ^^'

[@ViolentKisses87]

How can Scotty be right if Scotty Doesn't Know?

[@justingzmn6552]

I got you hahaha jeni has a gun u know

[@mcomeros]

i see what you did there

[@TheRationalChannel]

What is this door made of? Mythril?

[@nexus3101]

I have a feeling I know both of these materials but I can't put a finger on it

[@eternitynaut]

+The Rational Channel Aerogel sandwiched with Al oxynitride mounted on a metal foam frame inside a house made of self healing concrete with embedded fiber optics. Now that's thinking with portals.

[@heymrhimr]

+The Rational Channel Runite ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@prismaflex6195]

+Nexus42 Mythril = The Hobbit, Adamantium = Wolverine. There you go.

[@kiyoshikumagai5207]

Space dwarves.

[@Aznwarlord7]

an invisibility cloak that acts like a mirror? you mean... a mirror?

[@tinaflintstone8148]

Fascinating! Thanks for explaining things in easily understandable ways.

[@tinaflintstone8148]

You think this is fascinating? I think that's fascinating! 😂

[@UTEEPster]

Thanks for this video! As a materials engineer, I work w/ 2 of these awesome materials: aerogel & metallic glass.

[@hamman91]

"Have you ever seen Voyage Home?" Who do you think I am?

[@noneurbisness6521]

Has anyone tried that fiber optic thing with metal instead of concrete. That would be super cool

[@lastjester]

This was super duper freakin amazingly cool xD

[@JustinCase-ey4ok]

Id love to see you guys do a video on aircrete. Its really interesting and the possible applications are huge.

[@tohopes]

invisibility cloak? dude you just described a small mirror.

[@jinaehong7360]

Ikr

[@tobias2578]

+tohopes Only if you hang a mirror in front of something you either have a flat mirror with distance to the wall or a mirror that is bulging outward where the hidden object is. This new material can cover an object lying on a flat surface and make you think the surface is still flat.

[@gizatsby]

+Tobias Abel so like vantablack but more vantawhateveryouwant

[@nickns732]

+tohopes yeah but its an invisibility mirror

[@tohopes]

nickns732 so is my bathroom mirror, if i hide behind it..

[@asperhunt5348]

Remember this. "The future is Now"

[@11kingdomheartsfan]

Engineering Materials Throwback and Complexification, nice!

[@mackdmara]

Great show!

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

Could we get a update video on this? It is 6 years old now after all

[@MyLonewolf25]

Lighter stronger car parts 0.O now you got my attention

[@95BassLover]

So im Spanish, studied Humanities since the end on secondary school and currently in the degree of Translation and Interpreting. And I just freaking understood the whole video -- the language challenge and the technical-science-jargon. Indeed I've loved this video. Good message guys

[@zoharb1018]

totally amazing!

[@rohanmathur1163]

BUT WHYYYYYYYYU ARE THERE FUTURISTIC MATERIAAAAAAALLLLSSS AROUND MY AAAAANNNNNUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSS!

[@bagandtag4391]

Wich one?

[@DaAsianJuan]

SOLAR FREAKING ALUMINUM OXYNITRIDE ROADWAYS

[@TheDeathOrange]

Golvan The /pol/ Asian A loo min um LOL

[@kalexambing2507]

This episode was really interesting!

[@sophoclesgeorgiou3422]

Well done showing us the advancement made in this world

[@michaeldegani8954]

maybe Apple should use that transparent aluminum to make a stronger phone screen

[@pierredore4896]

This video is missing visuals. He talks about transparent metals anf stuff, but we don't see anything. Why don't I just read an article instead of watching this video?

[@adam1983ish]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@thomson4247]

It was still informative and I prerer to listen than read, but you are right Visuals keep attention and aid memory

[@mickavellian]

+PIERRE Doré I wonder if this guy asked himself . Is a tour thru the Louvre describing paintings a good idea.? It sure would cut down on insurance lights . The Museum Oral Descriptor" brought to you by "Abuncha mor ons" for those times when your finances have you tied down at home.

[@pierredore4896]

Now, can say that in english?

[@ClovenSpice]

he does show what hes talking about so... i dont get what youre saying

[@TQsktkg-jfgnfnfj]

He makes science sound so interesting and fascinating. It was already before but more so.

[@Fjuron]

The self-healing concrete is crazy! Crazy awesome!

[@enhydralutra]

Light-transmitting concrete seems like a far better idea than solar roadways.

[@tfos993]

Solar roadways are a stupid incapable project.

[@CatNolara]

+Xileer Torias If they were possible, sure... if you didn't see the response video from EEV-Blog, you should ;)

[@enhydralutra]

***** Seeing as how placing solar panels on the ground where they get less than 30% efficiency, and coupling that with thick tempered glass that you can break with a $2 tool from any hardware store and that will get dirty, decreasing the efficiency even more... Yeah, I'd rather have glowing roadways coupled with rooftop solar panels on every residential, commercial and industrial building which would be a fraction of the price of solar roadways, easier to maintain, and far more effective.

[@someperson5506]

+Klaufmann The fact that one project was a shame doesn't mean that the entire concept is a waste. In most urban areas, travel space is the second highest percentage of space taken up (after homes). It's a good idea, if we can find the right materials. It would likely require some type of plastic, but at least it wouldn't emit fossil fuels.

[@someperson5506]

+Lutra Nereis Because the very-early models they're testing right now in the Netherlands use fragile glass... And solar panel efficiency will never improve... And bullet-proof glass and and plastic don't exist... I agree that solar panels on roofs is a good idea, but if we can find the right materials, solar roadways are too.

[@nexus.shadow]

I'm pretty sure this guy doesn't blink

[@LegendGaming-hn9dk]

Wow. Scary

[@abdulrahmanagha4555]

He is creepy

[@solarscreams2447]

Go to 1:40. He blinks at 1:45

[@solarscreams2447]

Actually he blinks at the end of every take.

[@MrMega1423]

Oooh. Very Scary!

[@trishave5639]

Oh I know invisibility cloaks exist. Every freaking car I drive has one.

[@Tigatron08]

Love me some Michael Aranda. Balancing on a board on a ball or not.

[@abuzarov]

why is his eyebrows are always risen?

[@Kami-Sama197]

Anita Sarkezian Fever

[@AmazingRebel23]

He is scared of my swag.

[@AmazingRebel23]

nuclear Protocol Die Antwoord? Yeah, they're a pretty good band.

[@nuclearprotocol]

IceBetweenEyeliner Edge

[@OddBoyy]

I guess bc he's really intrigued about what he's talking about. and I guess since he's so interested about it, it'd be supposedly more interesting for us. also some people naturally look mean without contorting their face a certain way so that could be it too.

[@mokumoki]

Metal form is triggering my Trypophobia!!

[@kovadi2824]

same

[@theblueyoshi6394]

ikr

[@mokumoki]

Yeah, but this is as triggering as others

[@LazoeJSCREI]

it's all in your head, it's not a disease, illness nor problem so it can't be triggered just google "trypophobia" and browse the pictures for 10 minutes and you'll get over it

[@googleeatsdicks]

+𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝟯𝘇 What do you think phobias are? Ofcourse they are in someones head. And indeed phobias are triggered. And you don't get rid of a psychological disorder by some kind of exposure therapy through images on the internet.

[@jilliant9229]

Those are all so cool! I feel like Vanta black would have been fun to talk about as well.

[@ClockworkAlex]

GREAT video.

[@NeilCrouse99]

I WANNA LIVE FOREVER!!!

[@The1Helleri]

4:07 Diamonds are frequently used in these applications (as an abrasive coating) due to their hardness not their toughness. These are two different (but related) physical properties. Hardness is the ability of a material to resist surface deformation from an external object. Toughness is the ability of a material to resist self-separation due to an external force (like kinetic shock). Diamonds while very hard are not very tough. You can scratch mar the surface of a steel spoon with a diamond by scratching it. But you can shatter I diamond with that same spoon by hitting it. With minerals hardness and toughness tend to be like the two ends of a sliding scale. Usually the tougher a mineral is, the less hard it is and vice versa.

[@brettharrison8624]

Hit the return key every now and then, no one reads a wall of text.

[@The1Helleri]

+Brett Harrison Sorry I am usually a lot better about margins and paragraphing. I could have sworn that I did break that paragraph. Apparently I did not. Any way it is fixed now.

[@danielr5021]

I can't believe it. Last week I did a presentation about materials, and the slogan was "the future is now" as well; and I do believe that, because graphene will make possible things we've ever seen on movies and books

[@jamesobrien1555]

Awesome!!

[@kevinsmith6oh6]

Wait a minute ....... What would happen if a boat/ship was completely coated in that hydrophobic water repellent stuff?! Would it float?????

[@moo10cow52]

Will it sink without any water touching it?

[@kylemclain5495]

Y... yes.. it would float.....

[@Vograx]

Using biology to fix concrete! Amazing :)

[@alejandroportuguez3649]

amazing!

[@EBETZEN]

You know it's going to be a good video when it starts out talking about Star Trek IV.

[@thelifeotaku6712]

"The future is now, thanks to science!"

[@hajirasami99]

but we must have to live that long

[@osotanuki3359]

TheLifeOtaku oh god, please never

[@jj6434]

Pokemon....is my life.. Im just a cringy 11 year old

[@Melecie]

Jonathan Gayechuway at least you aren’t a rude 4yo super minecraft kid

[@touchofthorn1841]

Nice portal reference

[@kualajdm]

I don't like the idea of bacteria in the concrete, obviously it's all theoretical now; but we thought Asbestos was a wonder material. What would be the long-term affects of bacteria-laced concrete?

[@clayxros576]

Asbestos is a material that was...less than thought through. A bacteria that produces limestone and feeds on a specific mineral can't suddenly modify itself to eat humans. Or even make them sick.

[@kualajdm]

ClayXros That's what I was assuming, but what would the bacteria do if you inhaled/ingested some? Hopefully, were more knowledgeable in the near future than we were back in the first century. It took us until the 1900's to figure out the stuff kills us.

[@HTacianas]

They would most likely die as I find it unlikely that our bodies contain the material they digest in order to create limestone.

[@MontySlython]

You obviously don't know much about bacteria to begin with, or people's interaction with concrete.... apparently.

[@kualajdm]

Nate G It's apparently obvious.

[@daledorsett9791]

Fascinating!

[@adolfodef]

An amazing episode! Also, I liked how you muted the audio from the recommended video (the signature music of the channel is much more important to listen than random words at the end of a video).

[@dp0422]

(cool invention) "This would be really cool on a car." Pretty much this video. 3:23 5:01 5:52

[@Marie-qv6on]

Which is just a good thing.

[@archy4786]

holy shit i didnt understand anything

[@holdthedoor8130]

life.

[@aragorn5898]

Lyrics AA same

[@trollloloololooo]

Lyrics AA you're stupid

[@archy4786]

And you'r triggered

[@trollloloololooo]

Lyrics AA touche

[@mewtifulmewning]

Aerogels and Transparent Aluminum really got my attention. Very, very cool. ;)

[@vivimundaca4170]

You just have earned a subscriber. ♡ !!

[@yeah9071]

What if they could create metal foam with hydrogen or helium? Could it be zero weight or even lighter than air material to build airships with?

[@yeah9071]

***** For hydrogen each pocket is covered with metal that is unflammable and highly temperature resistant.

[@yeah9071]

***** Well what about graphene foam and helium gas? graphene holds helium.

[@yeah9071]

***** Even better way would be graphene vacuum foam. It would have far better buoyancy than either helium or hydrogen.

[@DamonHawn]

Actually the future is later...

[@benitoabreu4785]

You're absolutely right! There is such a thing as "transparent aluminium". It's actually called aluminium oxynitride (ALON). This material is so strong that it's used as antiballistic glass by the military.

[@RyanRaskop]

As an Architect, I found this very interesting. Well done.