Daily Planet takes us Cold Lake, Alberta, where the annual international air combat exercise that trains the world’s best fighter pilots takes place.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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NuVinci Transmission
Al Nordin, of Fallbrook Technologies, demonstrates his company’s continuosly variable bicycle transmission.
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Seal Pup Rescue
Laurance Larmour, the curator of the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary, spends much of his time rescuing and caring for abandoned seal pups.
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Behind The Scenes: Hollywood Makeup Secrets
Go behind the scenes at Complexions International where aspiring Hollywood makeup artists learn to build prosthetics and other visual effects makeup tricks.
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Sandia National Laboratory
Researchers are using the latest technology to simulate asteroid impacts to shed new light on what really happened during the Tunguska event of 1908.
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Parachute Simulation Room
Daily Planet shows us what it takes to become a Canadian Forces Paratrooper.
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Hillbilly Rocketry
The Large and Dangerous Rocket Ship Festival draws groups of amateur rocket builders to the desert near Las Vegas where they can launch their creations.
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MAV – Micro Air Vehicle
This tiny unmanned surveillance vehicle could save the lives of combat soldiers.
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Gliding Competition
The Canadian National Soaring Championships is an annual event where competitors race planes without engines.