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Challenge of Materials at the Science Museum, London


  What's plastic attraction? Answer the Questions and compare yourself with other visitors. 

question mark What is a light-tunable plastic magnet?
 A plastic material 1.5 times more magnetic when blue light shines on it.
 A plastic refrigerator magnet that turns into a night light.
 A blue light source that can magnetize plastic material.

computer What’s so cool about this plastic magnet?
 It might be able to improve computer data storage.
 It might be able to replace thumbtacks forever.
 It might be able to enhance x-ray vision.

calendar How long did it take to develop this technology?
 5 years
 15 years
 25 years


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