Innovation In David Pogue's Making Stuff Stronger

Today, we live in a dynamic and eclectic community. The wave of innovations and the velocity of change in globalization and technological advances result in new market forces. To survive and prosper in such an environment, intelligent innovations are imperative. The ultimate purpose of innovation is to help create a future where other generations can enjoy a safe and convenient life. New technologies should focus on being smarter rather than stronger because smarter things can respond to the environment by altering their properties and they offer more functionality than conventional things, which is imperative in today’s society of cutting edge technology.
As the world of technology rages on, it is important for new products to be able to keep up. In the video “Making Stuff Smarter,” David Pogue, the host, explores the ways scientists have changed everyday products to make them more efficient for practical use in the world. For example, materials that can heal themselves are currently developing based off
In the video “Making Stuff Stronger,” David Pogue explores the various types of strength in a material and how scientists can change the amount of it. Scientists can strengthen either a material’s compressive strength, tensile strength, or toughness. In addition to that, they can also create entirely new materials for real world purposes by altering the chemical structure. One example of this is a synthetic polymer with very high tensile strength and toughness called Kevlar®. Soldiers wear it as part of their uniforms because it is a tough “shield” against bullets. However, Kevlar® is not the absolute strongest material. Other scientists have discovered how nature produces strong materials, such as a toucan's beak or spider silk. By studying the natural world, our world can now grow carbon nanotubes and make artificial spider silk by genetically engineering goats to produce milk that contains spider silk