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Making Stuff: Cleaner

Can innovative materials help solve the energy crisis and lead to a sustainable future? David Pogue investigates.

Runtime: 53:11Topic: Tech + EngineeringTech & EngineeringNova

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(This program is no longer available for streaming.) Can innovations in materials science help clean up our world? In "Making Stuff: Cleaner," David Pogue explores the rapidly developing science and business of clean energy and examines alternative ways to generate it, store it, and distribute it. Is hydrogen the way to go? What about lithium batteries? Does this solve an energy problem or create a new dependency? Pogue investigates the latest developments in bio-based fuels and in harnessing solar energy for our cars, homes, and industry in a program full of the stuff of a sustainable future.

The other programs in the "Making Stuff" series are "Stronger," "Smaller," and "Smarter."

"Making Stuff" is produced in cooperation with the Materials Research Society (MRS), an international organization of nearly 16,000 materials researchers from academia, industry, and government, and a recognized leader in promoting the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to improve the quality of life.

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