Grade levels: Adult

Solar car drivers must undergo a rigorous training program, including yoga in a heated room.

Marcello da Luz wants to set a world driving record in his solar car.

Steve Humble’s company specializes in designing and building hidden rooms and passageways in homes and offices.

Budding engineer Andrew McClellan attempts to build a bridge capable of holding his weight over his pool using a child’s construction toy.

Biologists in California are building some unique structures to provide habitats for the endangered cactus wren.

Physicist John Swain demonstrates how to clean oxidized coins with some common household products.

Engineers used Newfoundland’s Centre for Marine Simulation to better understand the challenges in designing the Chicago Spire to withstand the wind.

Tech giants like Microsoft and HP have teamed up with Disney’s engineers to illustrate how technology may integrate even further into our lives in the future.

Ty Liotta of ThinkGeek Labs demonstrates some new gadgets, including iPod goggles, caffeinated soap, and a binary watch.

Laurance Larmour, the curator of the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary, spends much of his time rescuing and caring for abandoned seal pups.