The Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials Of The Future

Self-repairing computers! Electronic skin! Bat-wing planes! A look at the amazing stuff that's changing the world.

By Sarah Fecht, Lauren Aaronson, Laura Geggel
November 14, 2012

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