Video Assignment: Making Stuff Stronger

Now that you have read the text and thought about the questions I posed, take some time to watch this 53-minute video about trying to find the strongest materials in the world. As you watch this video please pay particular attention to: (1) the ways that materials can be made stronger, (2) how stronger materials can be made lighter, cheaper, or better in other ways, and (3) how new stronger materials are designed for specific applications.