Subjects: General

Ewald Schuster has spent 30 years building a working model of the famous Harrier Jet and today is the day to attempt his first vertical landing.

Engineers from McGill University visit the Mars Yard at the Canadian Space Agency to test prototype tires for the Juno lunar rover.

The events of 9/11 inspired firefighter Ryan Alles to develop a system for workers in skyscrapers to safely escape the tall buildings in times of emergency.

17-year-old nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson was inspired by the events of 9/11 to invent a neutron detector that can cheaply and easily scan cargo containers for nuclear weapons.

Daily Planet goes to military free fall school to watch the soldiers train for a risky operation.

Professor Joe Kniss uses high-tech skateboards in an indoor virtual space called “The Dome” to aid him in teaching math and computer science.

Engineers have turned a huge flat parking lot into world-class rapids for Olympic kayakers, and they continue to tweak the design to make it even better for 2012.

The race to build the ultimate thrill ride has been turned up a notch by this extreme combination of waterslide and roller coaster.

This dramatic and unique new structure in Seville, Spain, is one of the largest wooden structures in the world and is the source of a high-tech controversy.

Middle school students flock to Spaceport America in New Mexico to witness the launch of a rocket containing 27 of their experiments.