Growth in air transportation is set to soar, carrying over 10 billion passengers every year by 2050. To cope requires us to radically rethink aircraft design. Join us as we look into the world's most innovative research and development labs.
Never in the history of humanity have so many of us been mobile. New innovations propel us into the world of self-driving cars and high-speed trains.
Throughout history, human society has run on trade. The innovations that allowed faster and more accurate oceanic travel revolutionized the world. New inventions now help people and goods move on the water faster for recreation and commerce.
Massoud Hassani has developed the mine kafon drone that could find and get rid of the landmines, fast and cheap.,
Shane Chen is an inventor. Or to use his own words, he is a “tinkerer” – a fellow who makes a living from molding mechanisms into quirky creations.,
Tabb Firchau is a cameraman who co-founded Freefly systems to design and build camera stabilizers and unmanned aerial vehicles that were easy to operate.,
After yet another public transport strike in their hometown Cordoba, Argentina, Lucas Toledo and two of his friends decided to design a foldable electric bike.,
India's ancient traditions have fostered a culture of spirituality which resonates through everything. We explore how India is able to find order in a fast paced world.,
Travel to Taranaki to learn about the innovative surf therapy program, Taupo to learn about the Maori connection with water and other fascinating take homes about our mental health.,
Why are we drawn to water? Is it just a nice view or is there more under the surface. We ask the question – does being close to or in water actually improve our health?,
How is it that some people have been able to reach the pinnacle of our human performance? Guided by Dr. David Behm, an expert in sports physiology, we uncover the fascinating intersection of science and athletic performance.,
In this episode we visit the home of the future, a place where automation, robotics and connectivity combine to create an easier and more sustainable life for its human inhabitants.,
In this episode we look at some of the ways technology is helping us solve the big environmental problems of our age.,
Cole gets lucky when he finds a Russian space suit in an old box, but the gloves are missing. To find the gloves he has to strike a deal with Larry. Torie hears how Coke and Pepsi joined the space race and meets former NASA astronaut Winston Scott.
Torie's son Jason joins her on the road. Larry turns ‘gastronaut' when he comes across some space food and a collector's flash sale sees Cole bid for an Apollo 11 item with an incredible story.
New ground-based telescopes are coming online ready to discover strange new worlds and engineers are studying new technologies to extend our reach into space.
With the new satellite IXPE high energy telescope we will be looking at some of the most dramatic, and most violent objects in the universe: Colliding Black holes and Neutron Stars. The x-ray vision will reveal their hidden secrets.
The James Webb Space Telescope is now operational. Launched aboard an Arianne 5 the 10-billion-dollar spacecraft has deployed successfully and reached its orbit around the Sun. Soon Webb will make some findings and pose new questions to be answered.
Juice and the Europa Clipper are two missions to our Solar System's largest planet. They will spend over four years studying Jupiter's atmosphere, magnetosphere and in particular its icy moons, investigating if they hold oceans suitable for life.
This episode examines the work done by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) the Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Parker Solar Probe.