Most AMAZING Materials Of The Future!

Check out the most amazing materials of the future! This top 10 list of the strangest and coolest materials shows that science is getting very futuristic nowadays!
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13. Aerogel
Aerogel holds 15 entries in the Guinness Book of Records for material properties, more than any other material. It is the world’s least dense solid. Sometimes called “frozen smoke”, aerogel is made by the supercritical drying of liquid gels of alumina, chromia, tin oxide, or carbon. It’s 99.8% empty space, which makes it look semi-transparent. Aerogel is also a fantastic insulator. If you had a shield of aerogel, you could easily defend yourself from a flamethrower. It stops cold and it stops heat. You could even build a warm dome on the Moon. Aerogels have unbelievable surface area in their internal fractal structures. Cubes of aerogel with just an inch on one side may have an internal surface area equivalent to a football field. Aerogel is currently being used as an insulation product, thickening product in cosmetics, laser targets, blankets, in space suits, military armor, and in particle physics, just to name a few.
Fun fact: NASA used an aerogel to trap space dust particles aboard the Stardust spacecraft. The particles vaporize on impact with solids and pass through gases, but can be trapped in aerogels.
And to think that Aerogel was created from a bet!
12. Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are long chains of carbon held together by the strongest bond in all chemistry, the sacred sp2 bond, even stronger than the sp3 bonds that hold diamonds together! Carbon nanotubes have numerous remarkable physical properties, including ballistic electron transport, which makes them ideal for electronics, and so much tensile strength that they are the only substance that could be used to build a space elevator. Yup! Just like the one that Google is trying to build!! Nanotubes could be used to build a pipe that transports materials and maybe even humans to the International Space Station or the moon! The specific strength of carbon nanotubes is 48,000 kilonewtons per kg. The previous record holder for structural strength was high-carbon steel, with a measly 154 kilonewtons per kg. That’s 300 times stronger than steel. You could build towers hundreds of kilometers high with it. Or the world’s strongest, and tiniest straw. Your pick.
11. Metamaterials
“Metamaterial” refers to any material that gains its properties from structure rather than composition. Metamaterials have been used to create microwave invisibility cloaks, 2D invisibility cloaks, and materials with other unusual optical properties. Mother-of-pearl gets its rainbow color from metamaterials of biological origin. Some metamaterials have a negative refractive index, an optical property that may be used to create “Superlenses” which resolve features smaller than the wavelength of light used to image them! This technology is called subwavelength imaging. Metamaterials would be used in phased array optics, a technology that could render perfect holograms on a 2D display. These holograms would be so perfect that you could be standing 6 inches from the screen and not even notice it’s a hologram.
10. Aluminum Bubble Wrap
Imagine your favorite packing-based stress reliever, except made of metal. OK, metallic bubble wrap might not be quite as easy to pop, but it could be a heck of a lot more useful. A team of engineers from North Carolina State University have developed a new form of aluminum bubble wrap, which they claim could revolutionize packaging and protective equipment.
The scientists take a thin sheet of aluminum, then use a studded roller to form small indents in the sheet. Unlike its polyethylene counterpart, these voids are then filled with a foamed material like calcium carbonate, before being sealed with another flat sheet of metal. The result is a series of bubbles that absorb masses of energy, weighs 30 percent less than regular sheet metal, and yet are nearly 50 times stronger. It's easy to make, not too expensive, and could soon be used in everything from shipping containers for fragile goods to bike helmets. Just don't be tempted to try and pop it.
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[@russelljones9137]

Molecular superglue sounds like the stuff of nightmares.

[@meganhoeferlin4757]

IT IS@!

[@cutebutsadisticable]

This is amazing....the people who are coming up with all this stuff are just wow!!!!!!

[@LEDchip]

I love countdowns like this. Clean way of presenting information that makes things easy to understand. The implications of the use of these materials will truly change lives in the years to come. The hard part, is to be ahead of the curve to make some money from these wonderful products. Finding uses for the technology is the key.

[@Illn8ture]

“Materials of the future being used now.” Well that wouldn’t make it future materials.

[@joshowens5949]

Buddy use your brain. If it were what you’re talking about we wouldn’t know what materials are in the future. Think about it like materials that will be useful in future applications

[@billkeithchannel]

Solid Smoke (aerogel) was rolled out on a science show in 1998 called "Beyond 2000" on the Discovery Channel.

[@brobbruhchadbro5725]

This is the best channel I have found that does the list videos. They're all amazingly interesting. Can't get enough of it

[@MissMarinaCapri]

Amazing! I hope these things are on the market in my lifetime.

[@ucheucheuche]

Thumbs up for mentioning the thumbnail Aerogel picture first.

[@rangeslider]

One of the coolest and most informative videos I've ever watched! Thank you!

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[@gregoryreese8491]

Couldn't agree more! I wouldn't like to get too carried away (people tend to rationize environmental irresponsibility with: 'f--- it, I/my country/humankind, can be as rapacious as I/it/ we wish. Why? Because science) nevertheless, a little reality based optimism and good news is quite cheering!

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[@juliedavis335]

Chameleon-critters playing tug of war would be something

[@sarahdemarcus4151]

Google built a Space elevator? JACOB’S LADDER. Crime.

[@byroncooper6830]

Was looking for help with commercial law exam.. Ends up 5 hrs later checking this out on the couch

[@id104335409]

I thought this will be another one of those videos where it's just usage of over hyped words with not enough real application understanding, but this was actually pretty good. I even learned something new.

[@rainerlmxresearchletters6215]

Nice and informative summary. Most of the materials mentioned were new to me.

[@person1-k9c]

chex cereal is a metamaterial that did what captain crunch failed to do

[@saroushen]

I didn't see 'Utility Fog' mentioned? That is one of my favourite concepts.

[@penguinyay1936]

Top Future Material rank 1: "we can use it to mop oil from the floor"

[@morganolfursson2560]

If it already exists , it is by definition, not Materials of the future, but Material of the present . And since the video is already a year old, it is actually Material of the past.

[@ALSomthin]

There will never be a space elevator because the ionosphere is like the collector ball on a Tesla coil and full of an almost endless supply of electrical energy from the sun. If you have a tether it will act as a ground cable and cause a massive electrical discharge that will be like a nuclear explosion like say Tunguska. It would also act like a giant guitar string and when struck by anything like wind for instance would emit a highly destructive low frequency vibration.

[@northshoregirl72]

Now that's the making of a great disaster movie...

[@northshoregirl72]

The Stratocaster incident

[@cass121248]

But this kid's funny and has a hell-of-an immigration.

[@comanchio1976]

Ajia Cooper ...or if it was a Gerard Butler movie: 'Space-Lift Has Fallen!'

[@Alhmoud87]

actually that discharge can easily very easily be blowing in the wind with graphene being the conductor there already building ITER in france wer at a point wer tesla was 100 years ago except we now have the material graphene to conduct the energy through fusion plasma has been here recreating isnt the problem how to move the energy is

[@talmangurung7194]

Glad to know about the futures advancement!!

[@emmalouwestwood665]

That space lift again.. The titanium foam is awesome ! Would make bone replacements better. Thanks for the video :-)

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[@LampNTable]

Ok boomer

[@zeemeraldzed7721]

When you see people deflecting flames in films: I wish I could do that Scientists: Anything is possible

[@christophec6992]

Spider silk bacteria, taking all the jobs, from goats producing spider silk milk .

[@northshoregirl72]

Maybe these goats need to form a union?

[@truckingscouser]

@@northshoregirl72 you mean copulate? with what? that would unleash some true horrors :-D

[@anonymityismyfriend1504]

You've got such a great voice. So easy to listen to. Does make me curious to know what you look like.... will you let us all see, in one of your upcoming videos?

[@TurinTurambarTolkien]

As far as shipping goes, aluminum bubble wrap would probably be heavier than the plastic kind, therefore making shipping more expensive.

[@KaPzLok]

so when is there going to be a Motorsport application???

[@christosgiannopoulos828]

So you have a solid that floats in air and you use it to make sponges ? Why not a floating battleship made of that stuff ?

[@northshoregirl72]

Considering it's graphene...

[@lobotimized7596]

You have to hold aerogel in your hand to understand just how ligh it is..solidified smoke is a great description of this stuff...it's an incredible heat shield...well unless it gets broken.

[@nicolamassarini8413]

10:11, on the video it says 100x stronger than steel, but the narrator says that graphene is 200x stronger than steel. Which is the correct one?

[@Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

Good info!!!

[@billkeithchannel]

And in an emergency you can open the bubble wrap and use the powder to make a cake. Calcium Carbonate is baking powder and also used as a natural deodorant.

[@morzanthegod3186]

Spider Silk is WAYYYYYYyyyYYY more important than most of the things on this list. it may sound stupid AF at first but after doing research you'll realize this shit is OP AF! This shit is going to be used for bulletproof vests due to its crazy resistance and weight. I just didn't know they figured out a way to mass produce this shit this fast! Last video i watched about it was 5 years ago and from the way it sounded they were close but NOT CLOSE. Seriously ridiculous. I just cant wait til we get the jellyfish lasers..........btw im serious look it up. This shit will make death rays a fuckin' reality.

[@danieljob3184]

Aerogel was invented in the 1990's. It saddens me to see how little is being done with its development & applications.

[@skunko1871]

Wow. I think D30 is the coolest!

[@dearman1954]

Why don't you do a report on all the things you can make from hemp. Examples would be could you make a better toothpaste, could a better filling material be made for cavities by dentists, I heard beer can be made from hemp. Graphene for electronics, strong plastics for car bodies, durable books, cosmetics, clothes and food products. The subject of hemp never gets enough press and should be talked about more.

[@DgurlSunshine]

www.allenfarlow.com/ill-gotten-gains.pdf IDIOCRACY

[@Dude-Smellmyhelmet]

Sounds like you already watched a help video

[@roboticunclephil]

plus it gets u high

[@patborella4549]

And a good joint

[@ClashGardener]

Hands down. It will change a lot.

[@spencerholley5731]

Too bad they don't teach us this stuff at school

[@weskos]

"Hexagonagal," Profesor McGonagall's hexagonal cousin.

[@estebantomas9746]

weskos well spotted dude

[@a.rogers5988]

Is this similar to Graphene ??

[@DmitriasBehindTheWheel]

You're a mathematical wizard, Harry

Hexagonagal was developed by Dr. Hemoglobin I thought. Lol, she talks too fast, needs a little roach before the vid, but very interesting and informative.

[@Acuriouscase77]

Your videos are soooo amazing!!!

[@moriah5169]

Imagine getting that glue on your fingers

[@AmorphisBob]

If they're in use right now, they're not materials of the future. They're materials of the present

[@kermitefrog64]

I wonder if the aluminum bubble wrap could be used in aircraft.

[@keithrobison6639]

Before you make any more junk that just ends up into landfill can you explain how any of these materials can be discarded responsibly into a sustainable environment putting it back into organic form?

[@manoman2u]

Aerogel was back in the 90$. When the show was called Beyond 2000.

[@CheesyFries2468]

Huh, this stuff is pretty cool

[@carpe3183]

If "they're being used right now" then they're not materials of the future.

[@leeleedoumont9718]

So fascinating ,as well interesting thank you

[@Nuprem1z]

I'd like to see a nano crystal electricity video.

[@domcasmurro2417]

Graphene is so cool. Wish i had 1 trillion to buy a kilo.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

I'm producing it and my plan is to sell it in a more accessible price to beat my competitors, so don't worry

[@fleetwoodbeechbum]

when i grab my current glue, there is the convenience of not having to get everyone in the house to put on a spacesuit. crazy glue is getting crazier.

[@neddyladdy]

Are they all made with double exposures?

[@techhd4033]

I really like your videos 😍

[@deathseal717]

Why don't y'all have 2 mil subs already dam

[@1239874able]

THANK YOU AMAZING

[@zyriuz2]

we have all these cool micro things but yet no cure for cancer...

[@DerfxthexKiller]

I can't wait to see these things being used; sitting at my desk made of carbon-graphite watching a TV that produces an indistinguishable hologram of Venice while floating through space in my personal exploration pod! Thanks for the vid! What's going on in architecture?

[@DgurlSunshine]

3D Printing hempcrete houses

[@mcritchie]

Graphene Aerogel (#1), between Hydrogen & Helium in density. If it is lighter than air, you can't just throw it on a petroleum spill, so I don't see how you can mop up the petroleum, let alone transport it in a usable form.

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[@OriginsExplained]

Thank you so much Poky! :-)

[@davidwells6556]

Funny that all those years Bob Lazar kept his mouth shut, he owned the company that held the NASA contracts to produce the Aerogel. Wonder why that wasn't mentioned. As far as the government's concerned Lazar barely finished high school. Wonder why they let him build all that Aerogel?

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[@TheBandScanner]

I knew grapheme was so cool. I was demonstrating it to co-workers in 1986.

[@Jack_Wolfe]

Arent these all 90's articles?

[@badhonebrahim7707]

great channel

[@MizoraSux_1492]

The script maker made a mistake and I’m triggered. They aren’t materials of the future if they are being used RIGHT NOW!

[@marsattacks7071]

Whoahhh... Let's say she meant "industrial production of". Is that better for you ?

[@conorcorrigan765]

A space elevator could never transport astronauts to the ISS or the moon... The ISS is moving at 17500 kph and the moon doesn't have a large enough hill sphere for a space elevator.

[@gitanjalikarki4249]

can u make sleek compact purifiers ,ones to attach to exhaust pipes n capture the pollution.??? thx with aerogel

[@conspicuouscamera1618]

If they are from the future then how are they being used right now?

[@briankane6547]

Didn't Arthur C. Clarke postulate a "Space elevator"? YUP, must have been in the 60s? "The Fountains of Paradise is a novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 22nd century, it describes the construction of a space elevator. This "orbital tower" is a giant structure rising from the ground and linking with a satellite in geostationary orbit at the height of approximately 36,000 kilometres (approx. 22,300 miles). Such a structure would be used to raise payloads to orbit without the expense of using rockets. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel."

[@jairobarrar3082]

You have the most amazing video ever seen

[@joseizquierdo566]

Eventually, some of these "newly-discovered materials" may result helpful in saving people's lives...maybe by incorporating them in transportation vessels like "trains, boats, planes, and automobiles"...as newer safety features ...plus they may become useful someday in upgrading emergency equipment like firefighters' or police officers' tools, uniforms and shields. Of course, they'd be ideal materials for space exploration and for creating new working machines and robots in the not-so-distant future..."besides all of their present-day uses"...THESE MATERIALS SHOULD BE FURTHER EXPLORED, ANALYZED AND TESTED FOR FUTURE UTILIZATION. 📝

[@shawyd4913]

jose izquierdo me Gellar disease

[@maryledenican447]

I bet that graphene is what the aliens use for their spaceships and maybe other stuff?!? Maybe that why they come down here, to collect more of it?

[@fridge8900]

Real life wolverine, sure. Fingers crossed we don't manage to create a real life magneto...

[@toddduliak8473]

you should google wolverine lol what do you think the movie guy was named after?

[@MuhammadShahbaz-qp4mk]

samixD

[@finalkamen]

13 amazing materials, 3 are Carbon based! Perhaps, the element in this universe which build up the life is our ultimate materials fundamental 👍

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Your vids are awesome

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These ads are getting ridiculous. I shouldn’t have to pay just to not see heaps of ads

[@michaelmartin6535]

She means that in the future these materials (or some of them) will be common place.

[@hak3126]

I love your voice! :D

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GOOD MORNING/ AFTERNOON/ NIGHT EVERYONE!

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CivicJaguar 22 lol

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[@4ur3n]

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CivicJaguar 22 good morning.👋😁🤙

[@inemanja]

11:16 it's D3O not a d30 (letter o, not number 0)

[@JoyStar]

I remember seeing the one in the thumbnail several years ago.

[@jackdavids2723]

The idea that we are using some bacteria species that are known to cause disease and equipping them with new abilities is scary

[@solarus7584]

Why is that scary? There's only 6 types of E. coli that cause disease, and only one common one O157:H7. E. coli is naturally found in the intestinal tracts of humans and animals where it helps provide nutrients like B12 & Vitamin K to its host and is easy to manipulate the genes of.

[@just1certifiable]

It is being used to manipulate our genes.. E.coli + CRISPR=?

[@christophec6992]

But how have all these traveled through time?!

[@rhorynotmylastname7781]

Metal foams are great bc they're strong and basically air. Edit: Diamond would make pretty shitty armor mainly because of the fact that it is brittle. It will probably shatter.

[@reginolinvincent2421]

the glue could possibly repair space craft.

[@ceeman100]

but ive been crushing graphite, and sprinkling it on tape for years, wheres MY nobel prize??

[@northshoregirl72]

Should've had your friends nominate you...Missed your chance!

[@interactparty6629]

Wonder how aerogel does over time though!

[@mikeroberts7921]

Amazing!

[@ventorix]

Aerogel looks like a material from the planet Uranus.

[@biffnarzilla4649]

Nobel = "Know-bell" not "No-bul".

[@MrLandry2010]

This is amazing!

[@flatearthglobalist3222]

tarantulas producing wool perhaps

[@donegee]

When will we have transparent aluminum?

[@pjp967]

All of these to end up in the landfields

[@craigglewis]

I have a 100 million ton deposit of Graphite. Looking at starting a mine so we can make a LOT of Graphene :)

[@juliedavis335]

D30 + aerogel + superglue makes spiderman webs pale right?

[@JeromeBill7718]

Fibrolin cased in molecular glue covering aluminum bubble wrap filled with aerogel.

[@aaronfaucett6442]

Graphene and carbon nanotubes are somewhat related. The nanotubes are just graphene rolled into tubes

[@lornenewman]

The noble prize????? How about Nobel prize

[@chrissmith8128]

I thought silk was made from the silk worm not some spider...

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

Spider webs are made of spider silk.

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

That's intense

[@dragonboysmith7139]

Tho common silk items made in made using silk worm silk but spider silk is quite quite a bit stronger and thereby more useful.

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I love this person