![]() ![]() ![]() Others, such as aerogel, the lightest solid known to man, are utterly strange and literally transparent.įrom the towering skyscrapers of our cities to the most ordinary objects in our homes, from the tea cup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, world-leading materials scientist Mark Miodownik reveals the miracles of engineering and ingenuity that permeate every aspect of our lives. ![]() Many of these inventions are so familiar that we barely notice them - fibres for clothes, metals for tools, ceramics for storage, paper for communication, chocolate for pleasure - and yet they have transformed mankind. Stuff Matterstells the stories and explains the science behind some of the most fascinating and important inventions of our species- the materials of the man-made world. ![]()
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