Middle school students flock to Spaceport America in New Mexico to witness the launch of a rocket containing 27 of their experiments.
Subjects: General
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Apogee
One of the world’s most advanced infared spectrometers is giving researchers a new look at the stars in and around our galaxy.
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Devil’s Slide
California’s Department of Transportation is undertaking a massive engineering project to build a pair of tunnels to bypass the rockslide-prone stretch of Highway 1.
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Coal Dumper
Westshore Terminals has a massive machine that has turned the world of coal shipping upside down and can unload a train car full of coal in seconds.
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Draggin’ Jeans
These Kevlar-reinforced jeans allow bikers to stay cool while saving their skin. The makers are so confident in their product that they literally put their butts on the line.
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Hotspot Hunters
After major forest fires, these firefighters use many methods to detect hotpsots before they can restart the fire.
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Fishing Bats
Dan ventures to Tai Shan, China, to find the cave home of a bat species that he has never seen before.
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Bricklaying Machine
Paving streets with paving stones by hand is a backbreaking job but the Tiger-Stone bricklaying machine makes the job easier than laying a carpet.
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Autobahn Robot Car
Researchers from the Free University of Berlin have developed a robot car that can drive all by itself and we’re there to see it overtake a car in heavy traffic on the Autobahn.
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Paraclete XP
The world’s biggest vertical wind tunnel allows sky divers to train more efficiently and helps families bring fun to a whole new level.