Grade levels: Adult

Mine Kafon
We travel to Morocco to detonate land mines with a truly strange-looking device. Powered by wind – and inspired by children’s toys – this invention could be a real lifesaver.

Belgian Deep Dive
Take a dive into the deepest pool in Europe, located in Brussels, Belgium. One scientist explores how diving affects the human body and discovers some secrets about how we age.

Flossie the Old Computer
The great-grandparent to your laptop! Almost the size of an apartment, two retired English engineers are slowly restoring life to a computer from the 1960’s – the ICT 1301.

Gravity Racers
Meet some members from the Maryland Illegal Soapbox Federation and Incline Tryout Society. Check out their one-of-a-kind go-karts that are tough as nails, and re-live the excitement of the East Coast Challenge Championship.

Car Torture Track
We take you to Ford’s top-secret test track, where new car models are taken through the ringer. Located in Belgium, we’ll see some cars get beaten and battered in all kinds of weather conditions, all in the name of research.

Hostage Training
Police officers have one of the most stressful jobs in the world. In Ontario, Canada, officers are being put to the test – where a dramatic re-enactment of a hostage situation reveals how human memory works.

Smartshell
Meet two German engineers who want to start a revolution with their design for ultra-lightweight buildings. See how they plan to counter the stress – and keep the structure sturdy – from wind, water, and snow.

Vertical Forest
Milan is one of the most polluted cities in Europe, but one architect dreams of repairing relations between cities and nature. Watch as two and a half acres of forest are brought to the urban centre – in the form of two tall towers.

Stonehenge 3D
This 3-D camera unlocks some of the mysteries of the legendary Stonehenge – and reveals intriguing graffiti too.

U-Boat Worx
Now you can tour the deep sea in your own personal submarine, thanks to this Dutch company. We take a behind-the-scenes test dive.

Burning House
We go to a truly unique research centre that explores ways to minimize firestorm damage during natural disasters.

Jet Bikes
We sign off this week with a high speed bike that leaves the competition in its tracks – thanks to a little help from a jet-pack engine.

Ancient Beer
We all know wine tastes better as it ages – but what would you say to a beer 65 million years in the making? This yeast is seriously old.

Fly Rad
We find out how one inventor is taking the work out of rollerblading. After getting tired of pushing his daughter on roller skates… he just added an engine.

Solar Roast Coffee
We’ll show you a café that’s finding ways to brighten your morning with a little more sunshine. These 2 bickering brothers roast their beans with some help from Mother Nature, and a thousand tiny mirrors.

Harrier Model
If you think landing a Harrier Jet vertically was a challenge, try doing it with a model plane and a remote control!

Lufthansa Paint Shop
Talk about a paint job! We go behind the scenes to find out how a massive Airbus A330 is painted.

Zoleco
In this labour of love, one single inventor creates a streamlined car from scratch that is fuel efficient, good for the environment – and it looks like it landed from another planet.

If Looks Could Kill
We check out a new kind of head gear for military pilots that is changing the rules of the game. Behind the scenes of some very cool simulated flight training.

RYNO
An electric unicycle? Sound impossible? One man’s invention, The Ryno, proves that it is possible to build a bike that works like a Segway… with one wheel!

Porsche Semper Vivus
We show you a working replica of the world’s first working hybrid car – over 100 years old! – faithfully recreated with cutting edge technology.

Eurobot
How do you test a lunar rover? By taking it to Spain of course! We check out how the Spanish countryside is the perfect testing ground for the Eurobot.

UK Lightning Lab
Find out how one lab in Wales is creating lightning bolts to make sure airplanes stay in flight when they’re struck. Shocking – but in a good way.

Hurricane Simulation
Intrepid reporter and man-in-the-field Dan Riskin goes behind the scenes to test out the powerful winds of a hurricane-like natural disaster. It’ll blow you away.

Landwalker
Our embedded reporter Mark Miller travels to Japan to take on a life sized ‘toy’ that’s part Star Wars and part Transformers.

Queen of the Nurburgring
Catching a taxi cab takes on a whole new meaning when that cab is going 300 kilometres per hour! We meet the woman who will take you for a spin around the Nurburgring – strap in!

Fighter Jet Training
Flying a US Navy fighter jet is hard enough as it is… but doing it while trying not to pass out is even harder! We explore how G-forces push the human body to its limits.

Scooter Chase
British inventor Colin Furze creates one ‘suped-up’ mobility scooter… and then races it – against an airplane!

Photoface
Find out how face-recognition technology can spot you before you spot it. The latest in FRT operates in three dimensions!

Rocket Launchers
If you are a fan of rockets, it’s hard to top the Saturn rockets used by NASA in the 60’s and 70’s. But while those behemoths are now history, we found a group of rocketeers in Maryland who are scaling things down… and having a real blast.

UK X-Files
We meet the British secret operative who knows a thing or two about investigating UFOS… from real life experience. He sheds light on the truth behind the ‘fiction’ of science fiction.

Sniper Scans
What does a radiologist and an expert marksman have in common? We visit a ‘sniper farm’ and a radiology lab that are on target to solve the mysteries of sniper attacks.

A400M
We get exclusive access to the new model of the A400M military transport plane – it’s like a flying cargo van that can magically transform from freight to passenger vehicle.

Quadcopter
A high tech team at UC-Berkeley shows us a robot that can predict exactly where a moving object will land.

Autobahn Robot Car
Cruise down the Autobahn with reporter Dan Riskin… without ever needing to touch the steering wheel. Look ma, no hands!

Paraclete Indoor Skydiving
Take a look at this vertical wind tunnel that is attracting attention from all walks of life, from expert paratroopers to a thrill – seeking family on vacation.

Drivable Dragons
Meet the husband and wife team behind this incredible collection of home-made vehicle/spectacles. These drivable dragons are built from scratch.

Brandenburg Bomb
We check out the latest tech devices used to diffuse bombs – still live bombs from WW2! …and we meet the incredible ‘sappers’ who do the diffusing.

iRing Rover Tires
A university tech crew is using ping pong balls and chainmail to help get the next lunar rover on its mission in space. Talk about re-inventing the wheel!

Boxer Jocks
Suit up as a robot – INSIDE a robot – and bring it to life in a robot fight! Life-sized rock’em sock’em toys.