Go behind the scenes at Complexions International where aspiring Hollywood makeup artists learn to build prosthetics and other visual effects makeup tricks.
Subjects: General
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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.
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Alberta Rattler
Students at the University of Calgary are trying to save Alberta’s endangered rattlesnakes from becoming roadkill.
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The Northern Saw-whet Owl
Researchers in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, are trying to solve the mysteries of Canada’s smallest owl.
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BirdAvert
Now this is a dirty job! Wildlife biologists have developed a new way to prevent migrating birds from landing in the toxic tailing ponds at the Alberta Oil Sands Project.
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Cod Transmitter
Researchers tag Atlantic Cod with transmitters to observe where the cod are migrating and how heavily they are being fished.
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Shark Bycatch
Researchers are thesting a theory that using rare earth metals will help prevent sharks from being caught unintentionally by commercial fishermen.
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The Perfectly-Schooled Horse
Midas is a horse simulator that gives the riding student the perfect horse to learn to ride on.