The Rigid Hull Inflatable Operator Training School puts students through their paces in extreme conditions.
Subjects: General
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Pedal the Ocean (Part 2)
An update on Greg Kolodziejzyk’s progress in building the boat he will pedal across the ocean.
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Crime Scene House
The University of Ontario’s crime scene house gives forensic science professors a location to create realistic crime scenes where students can learn forensic techniques like blood spatter pattern analysis.
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Fact of the Matter: The Spaghetti Effect
Physicist Jearl Walker demonstrates the traditional Texan way to eat spaghetti; messily!
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Endurance AUV
The Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is a prototype for a future spacecraft that will explore Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter.
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The Tramontana
The Tramontana is a high-tech, high-performance, limited-production, hand-built, street-legal Spanish sports car.
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Algonquin Telescope
Thoth Technology is attempting resurrect the Algonquin Radio Observatory in time for a mission to Mars. But first, they literally have to work out the “bugs.”
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Fact of the Matter: Energy
Physicist Joanne O’Meara demonstrates the principle of conservation of energy.
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Behind the Scenes: Mushroom Farm
Go behind the scenes to see how mushrooms are planted, grown, harvested and packaged.
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Behind the Scenes: Rope Access
Go behind the scenes to see how high-flying powerline workers “learn the ropes.”