Materials

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of materials.

Video playlists about Materials

Talks for when you want to start a new hobby

9 talks • 2h 9m
Always wanted to do something more with your free time? Let these talks inspire you to take up anything from a classic hobby, to something a little less conventional.

Talks about Materials

9:35

George Tulevski

The next step in nanotechnology

Posted Jan 2017
13:21

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016
15:38

Michael Murphy

Architecture that's built to heal

Posted Sep 2016
13:15

Ed Boyden

A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets

Posted Jul 2016
13:07

Adam Savage

My love letter to cosplay

Posted Jul 2016
7:05

Andrew Pelling

This scientist makes ears out of apples

Posted Jun 2016
5:30 Under 6 minutes

Magda Sayeg

How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement

Posted Mar 2016
9:22

Sean Follmer

Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it

Posted Feb 2016
11:00

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Posted Jan 2016
7:17

Achenyo Idachaba

How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business

Posted Jan 2016
6:20

Danit Peleg

Forget shopping. Soon you'll download your new clothes

Posted Dec 2015
17:36

Neri Oxman

Design at the intersection of technology and biology

Posted Oct 2015
14:52

Molly Stevens

A new way to grow bone

Posted Feb 2014
9:02

Andras Forgacs

Leather and meat without killing animals

Posted Sep 2013
11:42

Shigeru Ban

Emergency shelters made from paper

Posted Aug 2013
11:45

Kate Stone

DJ decks made of ... paper

Posted Jul 2013
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