Educational film series
Titles in this series
192 films
2011 · 5m 30s
Plastination
Visit the Plastinarium to learn how artist Gunther von Hagens and his helpers create the pieces for his…
2011 · 6m 42s
Porsche Semper Vivus
With only two old photographs to work from, Hubert Drescher built a working replica of the world's first…
2011 · 4m 37s
Pulse Jet Bike
This Oregon inventor powers his beautiful bicycles with jet engines that he builds from scratch.
2011 · 4m 16s
Quadrotor
A high-tech team of students at UC Berkeley have developed a helicopter-like machine that uses learning-based model predictive…
2011 · 6m 27s
Rattler
Mark Miller ventures to Canada's only desert to learn how to wrangle rattlesnakes.
2011 · 5m 35s
Ray Zahab
Ultrarunner Ray Zahab is tested during a rigourous marathon in Chile across the Andes, to find out how…
2011 · 4m 9s
Recliner Guy
Engineering student and mad tinkerer Chris McIntosh has turned an old recliner into a comfortable road warrior.
2011 · 5m 32s
Recycled Church
Don Justo has built a massive, intricate Spanish cathedral entirely out of salvaged and donated materials, and he…
2011 · 6m 11s
Recycling Planes
At Cotswold Airport in England, Air Salvage International strips and dismantles used airplanes for recycling.
2011 · 4m 26s
Recycling Tires
Visit a tire recycling facility in Ontario, where tires are chopped into tiny pieces, the steel is removed,…
2011 · 6m 29s
Red River Ice
Three Amphibex icebreakers work together with two large ice cutting machines to break up the ice on the…
2011 · 5m 38s
Rhino Armoured Vehicle
With armoured protection critical in the world's deadly combat zones, a new type of glass for armoured vehicles…
2011 · 4m 46s
Rickety Grand Prix
Watch as a team of road warriors compete for the Rickety Downhill Challenge trophy on an abandoned stretch…
2011 · 6m 7s
River Jumping
Come along as we watch Jaco de Groot train and compete to become the Dutch National Fierljeppen Champion.
2011 · 4m 57s
Rocket Plane
A powerful rocket being tested near Oxford, England could soon power a longer, sleeker version of a conventional…
2011 · 5m 5s
Rookie Driver
Tegan Hammond is continuing her family's tradition of setting records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
2011 · 5m 35s
Rowing
Sports technologists help rowers improve their speed and performance by using instrumentation to maximize the athletes' positive forces.
2011 · 4m 31s
RYNO
The RYNO is part unicycle, part motorcycle, part Segway that Chris Hoffman built at his daughter's suggestion.
2011 · 5m 16s
Sand Art
Earthscape artist Andres Amador battles time and tide to create his works of art and photograph them before…
2011 · 4m 49s
SAR Dog and Snakebot
Search and Rescue dogs carrying snakebots could be a big help to teams trying to locate disaster victims…
2011 · 5m 19s
Scottish Swordsmith
Meet a member of a dying breed; a swordsmith that uses traditional techniques to forge master-crafted weapons
2011 · 5m 44s
SF Toothpick City
Scott Weaver has combined his love of San Francisco and his love of toothpicks to create the world's…
2011 · 5m 39s
Sierra Fire Surveillance
A remote-controlled eye-in-the-sky with an onboard computer and camera will help firefighters track and deal with wildfires.
2011 · 5m
Signal Snowboards
Have a crazy idea for a snowboard upgrade? The guys at Signal Snowboards just might be able to…