Physicist Marcello Pavan demonstrates why golf balls are dimpled rather than smooth.
Subjects: General
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The Orcadian Wreck
Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville use some sneaky tactics and high-tech equipment to search for the Canadian schooner at the bottom of Lake Ontario.
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Solar Xylophone
Rory Nugent didn’t let a lack of musical ability stop him from inventing a xylaphone that’s played by the sun.
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Tulum Caves
Divers Steve Bogaerts and Robbie Schmittner are shining new light on the mysterious realm of the longest underwater cave system in the world.
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Oxygen on Mars
The Phoenix Lander makes an unexpected disovery that should help future manned missions to Mars.
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Date Palm Seed
Medicinal plant specialist Elaine Solowey attempts t bring a 2,000-year-old seed back to life to resurrect an extinct date palm tree.
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Artificial Tutor
The Learning Companion is digital teacher that attempts to attend to the learner’s emotional state while they are learning and integrate affective strategies into the lesson to motivate the student.
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Spadefoot Toad
Sarig Gafny is on a quest to protect the last remaining home of the peculiar and extremely rare spadefoot toad in Israel.
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The Zeusaphone
Steve Ward and Jeff Larson named their invention after the God of Lightning for a reason: the Zeusaphone makes its music with Tesla coils and lightning bolts!
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Depth X
The world’s deepest sinkhole is the site of the latest test for Stone Aerospace’s robotic underwater explorer.