"Genius Materials" on the ISS

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Direct Link: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/27nov_genius/

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. Gorilla Glass on your phone? Magnetic fluid shocks in your car? With applications here on Earth, "smart" materials like these are being studied in the microgravity of space. The programmed rearrangement of particles on a molecular level enhances materials in new high-tech products.

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Subject(s): Science, English Language Arts, English Language Arts (B.E.S.T. - Effective starting 2021-2022)
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: informational text, text complexity, ISS, space station, microgravity, smart material, genius material, magnetorheological, magnetic field, Gorilla Glass, MR fluids
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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