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Glass Is Making Your Internet Faster

Season 1 Episode 3 | 10m 16s

Caitlin and Arlo visit the Diablo Glass School to discover how chemistry plays an important role in glass’s versatility, and how its properties can be manipulated. Dr. Desiré Whitmore — also known as “LaserChick” — uses lasers to demonstrate how information can be transmitted through glass, and explains how that forms the basis of an ever-growing global fiber optic network.

Aired: 08/09/21
Extras
Can chemistry help us save precious art?
Will antibodies be the heroes of the COVID pandemic?
What can we do to keep our infrastructure—and yes, our cars—running smoothly?
How did the molecules that make our world—and us—come to be?
Can we turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into stone to help slow global warming?
We have a plastic waste dilemma. Will innovative biodegradable plastics offer a solution?
Methane—the potent molecule we use to heat our homes—is also seriously heating our planet
Why is water so crucial to us—and to all life on Earth? The clues lie in our sweat.
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Can chemistry help us save precious art?
Will antibodies be the heroes of the COVID pandemic?
What can we do to keep our infrastructure—and yes, our cars—running smoothly?
How did the molecules that make our world—and us—come to be?
Can we turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into stone to help slow global warming?
We have a plastic waste dilemma. Will innovative biodegradable plastics offer a solution?
Methane—the potent molecule we use to heat our homes—is also seriously heating our planet
Why is water so crucial to us—and to all life on Earth? The clues lie in our sweat.