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Spider Webs, The Shape of Eggs & On The Road with Bertha Benz (41)
Spider Webs, The Shape of Eggs & On The Road with Bertha Benz (41)
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode - just about, almost on-the-verge of becoming Doctor Jessica on the physics of chemical bonding in spider's silk and how it might help us to build better stuff. Dr Alice on computer modelling predicting the shape of eggs. Dr Karl tells us about the first road trip by car.
Released:
Jul 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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