Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A research group at CalTech is proving big and heavy materials are not the only ways to build strong, robust structures. By scaling the structure of materials down to the nanoscale, just billionths of a meter in size, it's possible to make structures that are lightweight, resilient, and more than 99% air. "Nanotechnology: Super Small Science" is produced by NBC News Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
A research group at CalTech is proving big and heavy materials are not the only ways to build strong, robust structures. By scaling the structure of materials down to the nanoscale, just billionths of a meter in size, it's possible to make structures that are lightweight, resilient, and more than 99% air. "Nanotechnology: Super Small Science" is produced by NBC News Learn in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
