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.
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Ice Microbes
Professor John Priscu and his team have discovered that micro-organisms are thriving in ice three kilometres below the surface of Antartica.
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Noah Capsule
Shoji Tanaka, the inventor of the Noah Capsule, demonstrates how his miniature habitat is designed to help people survive earthquakes or tsunamis.
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Troy Hartman
To test if he can land safely while wearing a 50-pound jetpack, aerial stuntman Troy Hartman tries out different speedwings.
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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.
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Hypoxia
Scientists at Simon Fraser University use a hyperbaric chamber to study the effects of altitude and hypoxia on the human body.
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Exploded View Car
Watch how artist Paul Veroude dismantles a car piece by tiny piece and displays that same automobile in an exploded view.
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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.
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Photonic Fence
Hate mosquitoes? Eric Johanson is working on a laser which targets the critters and zaps them in mid-flight.
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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.