Why It's So Hard to Make Artificial Cork

Visit https://brilliant.org/scishow/ to get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free and get 20% off your annual premium subscription. Humans have sustainably harvested cork from trees for centuries. Its unique cell structure makes it a miracle material, and even though we understand its secret sauce, we still can't recreate it. Hosted by: Tom Lum (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/