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A wartime effort to develop synthetic rubber accidentally led to the invention of Silly Putty. Although the stretchy, bouncy material proved unsuitable for military and industrial use, its unusual ...
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In 1943, a failed rubber experiment created a strange bouncing material that became Silly Putty
During WWII, a quest for synthetic rubber yielded an unexpected, bouncy material. James Wright's accidental discovery, a mix ...
Welcome to PopSci’s at-home science projects series. On weekdays at noon, we’ll be posting new projects that use ingredients you can buy at the grocery store. Show us how it went by tagging your ...
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