5 Live Science Podcast
5 Live Science Podcast
BBC Radio 5 Live
The Sword of Damascus, cutting covid isolation
49 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2022 at 6:00 am.
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We look at the science behind cutting covid isolation to 5 days

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We’re looking into the microscopic world of nanotechnology: the science of the very small, including the incredible story of the sword of Damascus; it turns out that the blacksmiths of centuries ago knew a thing or two about carbon nanotubes and how to make metal incredibly tough.