The video showcases several unusual materials with extraordinary properties.
1. "Terminator" polymer, a self-healing material that can reassemble itself after being divided into parts.
2. A self-healing plastic that can restore broken atomic bonds at room temperature.
3. Vantablack, the blackest substance on Earth, made of vertically oriented carbon nanotubes that absorb 99.965% of radiation.
4. Line-X, a paint that creates a durable layer, making objects resistant to damage.
5. Graphene, a material 300 times stronger than steel, capable of holding heavy objects and withstanding extreme temperatures.
6. Starlight, a mysterious material that can withstand extremely high temperatures (up to 1500°C) without melting.
7. Airgel, a solid material that can consist of up to 98.8% air, with super insulating properties and the ability to withstand heavy weights.
8. A nickel-titanium alloy that can remember its original shape and return to it after deformation.
9. Ferromagnetic fluid, a substance that combines the properties of liquid and solid, with a low coefficient of friction and the ability to penetrate small objects.
10. Gallium, a metal that turns into a liquid state at 29°C, with the ability to dissolve in hot liquids and affect aluminum.
11. Helium-2, a superfluid that can flow without friction at extremely low temperatures (-270°C).
12. Supercooled rubidium, a substance that can move in the opposite direction of the applied force, violating Newton's second law of motion.
The video also briefly mentions the concept of ether, a hypothetical substance once considered a physical phenomenon, but later discredited by Einstein's theories.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. "Terminator" is a polymer that can reform itself if divided into several parts.
2. Self-healing plastic can restore broken atomic bonds at room temperature.
3. Aromatic sulfides in self-healing plastic enable it to repair itself in 97% of cases.
4. Vantablack is the blackest substance on Earth, consisting of vertically oriented carbon nanotubes.
5. Vantablack reflects only 0.035% of light and absorbs 99.965% of radiation.
6. Line-X is a paint that creates a durable layer of plastic on an object's surface.
7. Graphene is 300 times stronger than steel and can hold an object weighing 4 kilograms.
8. Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms and can be bent, folded, and stretched.
9. Carbon has many allotropes, including diamond and graphite.
10. Airgel is a solid that can consist of 98.8% air and is super strong and lightweight.
11. Airgel has low thermal conductivity and is often used as a heat insulator in space.
12. A nickel-titanium alloy can remember its original shape and return to it after deformation.
13. The alloy can be heated to 650 degrees Celsius to achieve this effect.
14. Ferromagnetic fluid is a colloidal solution that combines the properties of a liquid and a solid.
15. Ferromagnetic fluid has a low coefficient of friction and can penetrate small objects.
16. Gallium is a metal that turns into a liquid state at a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius.
17. Gallium can dissolve quickly in hot liquid and has a special effect on aluminum.
18. Helium-2 is a liquid that retains its liquid state at very low temperatures.
19. Helium-2 can flow without friction at temperatures below minus 270 degrees Celsius.
20. Supercooled rubidium appears to have negative mass and moves in the opposite direction of applied force.
21. Dayton Miller's experiments proved the existence of the ether, a physical phenomenon.
22. Nikola Tesla saw potential in the ether, but Einstein ignored Miller's work due to conflicting theories.