Countries: CA

  • Hockey Robot

    Can a robot play hockey? Check out Jennifer, the ice hockey-playing robot, as she helps researchers build robots that could be used in emergency situations.

  • Ice Microbes

    Professor John Priscu and his team have discovered that micro-organisms are thriving in ice three kilometres below the surface of Antartica.

  • Noah Capsule

    Shoji Tanaka, the inventor of the Noah Capsule, demonstrates how his miniature habitat is designed to help people survive earthquakes or tsunamis.

  • Troy Hartman

    To test if he can land safely while wearing a 50-pound jetpack, aerial stuntman Troy Hartman tries out different speedwings.

  • Horse on a Treadmill

    Experiencing sleep problems with jet lag? Find out how horses deal with jet lag when they are shipped overseas to race in competition.

  • Hypoxia

    Scientists at Simon Fraser University use a hyperbaric chamber to study the effects of altitude and hypoxia on the human body.

  • Exploded View Car

    Watch how artist Paul Veroude dismantles a car piece by tiny piece and displays that same automobile in an exploded view.

  • Inflatable Wetsuit

    A new inflatable wetsuit co-designed by Shane Dorian and Hub Hubbard is already in use by some big wave riders, making surfing a much safer sport.

  • Photonic Fence

    Hate mosquitoes? Eric Johanson is working on a laser which targets the critters and zaps them in mid-flight.

  • Tin Tone Guitar

    Jon Free makes tin tone guitars from biscuit tins and scrap pieces of wood and metal, and he is the world’s only tin box guitar maker.