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Stuff Matters : The Strange Stories Of The Marvellous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World Fantasy an art learned during theEverything is made of something From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, Stuff Matters reveals the inner workings of the man made world, the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day. From the tea cup to the jet engine, the silicon chip to the paper clip, from the ancient technologies of fabrics and ceramic to today's self healing metals and bionic