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b'What\\u2019s the world made of? Here\\u2019s a concrete answer: a lot of it is built from a dense, knee-scraping substance that is the most common man-made material. But while concrete may be here to stay, plenty of new materials will come our way in the 21st century.\\nDiscover the better, faster, stronger (okay, not faster) materials of the future, and Thomas Edison\\u2019s ill-conceived plan to turn concrete into furniture.\\nPlus, printing objects in 3D\\u2026 the development of artificial skin\\u2026 and unearthing the scientific contributions of African-American women chemists.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nDarren Lipomi \\u2013 Chemical Engineering post-doc, Stanford University\\u2019s \\u201cSkin Lab\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nLinda Schadler \\u2013 Professor of materials science and engineering, and associate dean for academic affairs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York\\n\\n\\nNicolas Weidinger \\u2013 Research assistant at the Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, California\\n\\n\\nJeannette Elizabeth Brown \\u2013 Retired research chemist; author of African American Women Chemists\\n\\n\\n\\nRobert Courland \\u2013 Author of Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World\\u2019s Most Common Man-made Material\\n\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nFirst released January 30, 2012\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'