Most Unusual Substances Ever Created

science is pretty amazing it can cure us of many diseases they can send us to space they can also create incredible substances that some would think belong in a sci-fi movie from a solid that melts in your hands to a material that can help build a space elevator here are the top 10 most unusual substances ever created number 10 glowy glow is a light source that doesn't need electricity that's because it's made of bacterias that emit light in order to achieve this the company genetically modified bacterias to be bioluminescent the bacteria contains genes that are found in the Hawaiian bobtail squid each bulb of a glowy light has a transparent shell with nutrients and oxygen the result is a blueish green light according to the company they want to offer a solution that lowers light pollution the neat thing about glowy is that the light can take any shape so it can be used as a window sticker or like a conventional lamp the problem is the lights only work for three days and there's the potential it may aid in the spread of harmful bacterial infections imagine if people got infected turned into zombies and walked around with glowing eyes like in call of duty zombies still the company is already prototyping for longer lasting ones it'll be interesting to see if this will become a popular light source in the future number 9 gallium gallium is quite an unusual metal the smartest among you will know it's actually an element rather than a man-made substance we discovered it we didn't invent it still it's so cool it had to be included in this video at low temperatures it's a hard brittle metal but at temperatures greater than twenty nine point 76 degrees Celsius or 85 point five seven degrees Fahrenheit it's a liquid that means if you put it in your hands it melts into a shiny puddle sort of like metallic ice this metal is mainly used in things like electronic circuits and semiconductors if you're ever interested you can easily buy a little bit of gallium online for around ten bucks you need to be careful with it though it can damage other metals especially if they already a little bit of wear and tear look at what gallium can do to a scratched up iPhone in this video just a few hours after being poured the iPhone is completely destroyed so let that be a lesson if you're playing with gallium you'll want to keep your electronics far away from it number eight artificial spider silk have you ever wanted to be spider-man well your dream might be one step closer to becoming a reality that's because people are working to mass produce artificial spider silk what good does that do us well in case you didn't know spider silk is one of the strongest materials around it's five times stronger than steel if a strand of Steel was as thin as the silk of a spider's web it would be five times easier to destroy we can only rip spider silk apart because it's so thin the only problem is that it's really hard to make in mass quantities scientists have been trying to produce artificial spider silk for a while now it's only recently however that people have made some breakthroughs for example a Japanese startup company named spider the company managed to decode the gene responsible for creating silk now they developed a bacteria that can quickly create spider soap in just 10 days they expect to use the silk for many things from clothes to space travel they also have a car seat prototype that would improve safety because of the silks high shock absorbing potential what's even better is that they don't need to involve a single creepy spider to do it number 7 carbon nano threads this substance is capable of a lot of things here are two examples it can be used to cure cancer and even build an elevator to space quite a creation right this man-made fiber is also known as diamond nano threads it's composed of carbon atoms arranged in a zigzagging structure the way they're created is by compressing liquid benzene to extreme pressure 200,000 times the air pressure at the surface of the earth it measures only 3 carbons across and is 20,000 times thinner than a single human hair don't let its size fool you though the substance is one of the stiffest strongest nanomaterials ever made that's why it could be used to create a space elevator because it would be strong and yet light enough for the task you couldn't do the same with steel because eventually the steel would break under its own weight there's a lot we have yet to learn about nano threads since they were only discovered in 2014 but let's hope that someday this material will help us take the most amazing elevator ride of our lives number six vasila Phila concrete is all around us it helped build entire cities from buildings to bridges and incredible structures like dams but right now repairing concrete is time-consuming and expensive producing concrete - creates a good deal of pollution in the world that's where basil--oh filip comes in it's a genetically modified bacteria designed to repair cracks in concrete it was developed in 2010 by a group of college students vasila Phila is such a great creation because it can prolong the life of the material that's applied to the bacteria is designed to be sprayed near the fissures in concrete there it starts germinating and once it hits the bottom of the crack it produces a mix of calcium carbonate and bacterial glue this mixture knits the building back together which would be incredibly useful in earthquake prone areas reducing the cost of rebuilding quite an ingenious invention from a group of college kids right number five starlight starlight is a mysterious substance invented by British amateur chemist and hairdresser maurice ward during the 1970s and 1980s I save mysterious because nobody knows exactly what it's made of only that it can withstand extreme heat it gained significant popularity after it aired in 1990 on the BBC tech show tomorrow's world where it coated an egg protecting it from the heat of a blowtorch so that it could be cracked open without being cooked under test starlight was claimed to be able to withstand a laser beam that could produce a temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius apparently Ward negotiated with the British Department of Defense Boeing and even NASA who wanted to use the material in their but gained a reputation for being impossible to negotiate with asking for a million pounds one day and then 10 million pounds of the next sadly Ward died in 2011 without ever commercializing or patenting his revolutionary material in fact only his closest relatives know about the composition of starlight even so its properties have been successfully replicated youtuber Nighthawk and light created a similar material in 2018 he used cornstarch baking soda and PVA glue after drying the hardened material creates a small layer of carbon foam on the surface when exposed to high heat insulating the material from further heat transfer number four d3o at first glance d3o looks like orange silly putty but actually it's something that could save your life you see d3o is a shock absorbing gel whose exact chemical ingredients are a commercial secret it feels gelatinous when you handle it but it quickly hardens under impact such substances are known as non-newtonian fluids take a look at this video for example look what happens when you lightly touch it now look how it reacts when it struck really hard it hardens quickly protecting the person d3o started development in 1999 but only finished in 2005 it's made of molecules that move around freely when under gentle pressure but come together tightly when they're suddenly impacted what's special about d3o is that it's particularly sensitive to the speed at which things move leading to a soft material that has great shock absorption and impact resistant properties the substance became popular after was worn by alpine ski athletes along the shins and forearms of their clothing during the 2006 Winter Olympics now it's used in a variety of different products from shoe insoles to army equipment it can also be used to protect electronics which seems like a great way to safeguard your phone if you're prone to dropping it number three magnetic Thinking Putty this stuff is pretty cool to play with it can be bent bounce molded popped and stretch like regular silly putty but magnetic Thinking Putty takes regular silly putty and turn it's Awesomeness up to 11 just move a magnet close to it and in exhibits of life of its own that's because the putty is infused with millions of tiny micron sized magnetic particles inside it the tiny magnets inside are a fine powder like ferric iron oxide using strong magnets you can charge particles in the putty to pick up objects but that's not the coolest thing it does if you set it near a strong magnet and film the time lapse over about half an hour it will entirely engulf it like a monstrous slime only extremely strong magnets like neodymium magnets will be engulfed by this magnet monster as the tiny randomly in-line magnets and the putty realign themselves and as they do they get attached to new areas on the magnet they engulf although it looks really monstrous most Thinking Putty is safe and non-toxic for children number 2 ultra hydrophobic material now Liz's good news for those of us who tend to spill too much water on our couches scientists are getting closer and closer to producing completely waterproof surfaces they took inspiration from surfaces that are found in nature like the lotus leaf so how is it done by creating a coating with things like aluminum oxide nanoparticles these nanoparticles make the surfaces rougher repelling water the results are amazing check out the video for the ultra ever try a product that repels water and oils look at out this paper reacts with the liquid it looks like a special effect in a movie but it's the result of the waterproof coating the comparison shots are also incredible look at the difference between a coated tissue and a non coated one the liquid practically doesn't affect the waterproof tissue the applications for this are plentiful for example it can be used to protect vehicles from things like ice it can also be used to coat medical devices helping with procedures and hey it can also help you prevent stains all over your house that's pretty big deal another similar coating is being licensed by Samsung for their upcoming phones it's a super hydrophobic glass coating that is waterproof and anti reflective so when you're in the shower and a you hate comes on you can just change the song on your phone without needing to dry your fingers first it's just another awesome technology making our lives that little bit easier coming up a substance that looks straight out of a science fiction movie are you ready but before that I'd like to remind you to subscribe to be amazed every day we're uploading amazing fact-filled videos you don't want to miss out on learning new information and unique things about the world so make sure to subscribe and don't forget to hit that Bell icon for notifications on more amazing videos number one aerogel aerogel is incredible it's the world's lightest solid invented in 1931 by replacing liquid within a certain gel with a gas aerogel can be made of several different materials but the silica variation is the most common type it has nicknames like blue smoke or frozen cloud it also looks just like a hologram from an old movie this hard gel is mostly comprised of hair that's why it's so lightweight it doesn't just have that going for it though it's also excellent for repelling heat you can see it here protecting a flower from burning from how that's cool here's a fun fact the creation of the aerogel was the result of a bet between two scientists over who could replace the liquid in shelli's with gas without causing shrinkage and that bet really paid off the aerogel has been used for things like collecting dusts from a comet's tail to creating clothing that can protect people from extreme heat then in 2013 Chinese scientists created the graphene aerogel a new lighter type of aerogel this aerogel is 7 times lighter than air the reason it doesn't float is because it's extremely porous and air fills the holes within it if the air was sucked out like in a vacuum it would indeed flow the pictures of it look photoshopped but it's completely real you can see it here being propped up by the stems of a flower or here being held up by a single feather the graphene aerogel was created using a new technique it involves freeze drying solutions of carbon nanotubes and graphene creating this new kind of carbon sponge the material is also very strong and alas thing scientists are expecting to use it as a way to clean up oil spills that's because it repels water and absorbs oil it's pretty good at that actually it can absorb 900 times its own weight and oil not only that but it can also be reused you can wring out all of the oil and use it again to absorb boar sounds like a great solution to a horrible problem so which substance impressed you the most which is the one that would be most useful to you let me know in the comment section down below and thanks for watching [Music]

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Length: 13min 39sec (819 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 20 2019