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Why Does Metal Rust? (And Why Should We Care?)

Caitlin Saks and Arlo Pérez Esquivel team up with fellow NOVA producer Alex Clark to investigate a chemistry problem that has been eating at Alex (or rather, at his classic S13 Nissan Silvia) — rust. But rust isn’t only a challenge for protecting Alex’s sweet ride. It’s also a chemistry problem that engineers must tackle in order to protect the United States’ aging infrastructure.

English
  • Originally Aired September 30, 2021
  • Runtime 8 minutes
  • Production Company PBS Productions
  • Created November 22, 2021 by
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  • Modified November 23, 2021 by
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