Discover the groundbreaking research happening at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Plus, learn about the future of stretchable materials with a hydrogel that can stretch up to 15 times its initial length. Also, delve into the recent discovery of a single strand of hair from a Javan tiger, reigniting hope for the survival of this once-thought-extinct subspecies.
Sources:
https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/beckman-institute-for-advanced-science-and-technology-at-the-u-of-i/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2424774-hyperelastic-gel-is-one-of-the-stretchiest-materials-known-to-science/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/03/29/donate-body-to-medical-science-daughter-horrified/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/03/28/science-sets-out-on-the-trail-of-indonesias-lost-phantom-tiger/
Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:46) Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the U of I
(00:03:26) Hyperelastic gel is one of the stretchiest materials known to science
(00:05:43) I’m donating my body to medical science – but my daughter is horrified
(00:08:17) Science Sets Out On The Trail Of Indonesia’s Lost ‘Phantom’ Tiger
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