"Zoom Into Steel" video lets you get to know your materials *really* well

"Zoom Into Steel" video lets you get to know your materials really well

Posted September 2nd, 2008 by notesdesign

Videos

We love this video clip from DailyMotion contributor Weird_Weird_Science a whole lot, for the following reasons:

-it shows how completely amazing modern microscopy is
-it shows how incredibly complicated even the simplest, most homogeneous-seeming materials can be

-it reminds us of the Eames' Powers of Ten movie that blew our minds back in fourth grade

-the precise commentary in Attenborough-like British cadence makes us feel smarter

-it comes in good company: other clips posted on the same page include zooms into concrete, aluminum, brass, carbon fiber, and...um...hair

via Make:Blog

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