A teen-aged lifeguard gives the big auto companies some competition by building his own electric-powered pickup truck.
Subjects: General
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Swiss Glaciers
Inventors have developed a couple of products that help deal with problems caused by global warming.
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AlpTransit Tunnel
Eight hundred meters below the town of Sedrun, Switzerland, the world’s longest railway tunnel is being carved out of the rock.
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Concrete Canvas
Two engineers in London have invented a “building in a bag” – a rapidly deployed hardened shelter that requires only water and air for construction.
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Built in Your Backyard: Alaskan Mecca
Carlos Owens spent 2 years and almost $25,000 building a giant walking robot in his parents’ backyard..
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Fact of the Matter: The Laws of Motion
Physicist Joanne O’Meara helps Jay demonstrate Isaac Newton’s third law of motion.
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Fact of the Matter: Tea Pot Effect
Physicist Jearl Walker shows Jay how to pour tea without making a mess.
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Yves Rossy: Rocket Man
This Swiss aerial daredevil soars through the clouds at speeds of up to 200km/h with a set of jet-powered wings.