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How It Works

  • 2012
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season

Mark Miodownik reveals how the properties of materials are made to work for us

Latest: Season 1 · 2012

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  1. E1. Metal

    Apr 2, 2012 · 59m

    How metals are processed to achieve the properties we need.

  2. E2. Plastic

    Apr 9, 2012 · 59m

    Without plastics our current lifestyles would be very different.

  3. E3. Ceramics

    Apr 16, 2012 · 59m

    One of the first materials we used - to make cooking pots. Now we build cities with it and so much else.