Amazing Materials: Properties of Matter -- A look at composite materials reveals why two can sometimes be better than one, when properties make them amazingly multifunctional -- and in some cases extremely valuable. The Elements -- Trace the evolution of chemistry from the Greeks to today, including how early scientists turned alchemy into chemistry and designed the periodic table. Invention: Elements & Compounds -- What happens when we manipulate nature's elements for our own benefit? Learn about Madame Curie's discovery of radioactivity. See how reverse osmosis extracts salt from seawater. Discover why aspirin relieves pain.
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