Subjects: Technology

Solar Sinter
An inventor uses sand in the Sahara desert and the power of the sun to operate his 3D printer. Its ability to create glass could be a game changer – and a much greener alternative to glass factories that run on electricity.

FirstLook Robot
We take a look at this very little, very durable, and very throw-able robot. Made and designed in Massachusetts, USA, the FirstLook Robot helps the military and police enter danger zones and capture the bad guys.

BAC Mono
Go for a spin in the world’s only street-legal single-seater sports car – and leave Ferraris in the dust! Brigg’s Automotive Company in the UK showcases a perfect blend of beauty, speed and stellar engineering.

Giant Crossbow
Take a trip back in time to Medieval Germany, where this group of ‘outlaw dogs’ put their homemade ballista to the test. This giant crossbow was made with no model or plan, and will be the main attraction at a local Medieval Festival.

Knight’s Arrow
This self-proclaimed mad engineer has a need for speed and a love for rockets! Hop inside her DIY racecar, where rocket technology may help her achieve a world record and leave other dragsters in the dust.

Tornado Sensor
Meet a Canadian storm chaser who wants to get inside the eye of a twister! With a little help from students in Saskatchewan, he’s trying to build the perfect rod for mounting cameras to capture footage of a tornado’s interior.

SARbot
Check out an underwater British search and rescue robot that is reaching new depths. SARbot is remotely operated, and designed to recover missing persons without endangering emergency services personnel.

Aqua Top
Take a hi-tech bath in Japan – where water can become an interactive touch screen! This team of students put the project together using household items, and fast-tracked their way to a win at a Virtual Reality Conference.

Drexel HUBO
Watch this American robot learn to drive! See HUBO copy human movements and be transformed into the ultimate search and rescue robot – to make his debut at the DARPA DRC Challenge.

Giant 3D Printer
See the potential for a new era of Italian architecture! This inventor put his whole life into creating the world’s largest 3D printer – that is big enough to print entire buildings.

Hail Test
A South Carolina lab is creating hail – to pelt indoor buildings with it mercilessly! Experience the first test of its kind and see how different building materials stand up to the homemade hail stones.

Beatoven
Cook up some sounds and turn mega beats into mega bites! This Korean new media artist shows us how to play DJ with some veggies on a stovetop.

Exoskeleton
Watch a hi-tech bodysuit give our reporter superhuman strength in a Tokyo lab. This lightweight suit is powered simply by air – and could decrease the risk of repetitive strain injuries for workers who do heavy lifting.

Solar Eye
Meet the ’21st century wizard’ and his sun-tracking device. Appropriately located near Stonehenge, this blacksmith has a special connection to the equinox.

SaR Dog and SnakeBot
See an unlikely alliance of a rescue dog and a robot create the ultimate search-and-rescue partnership! Two teams pair up at a US lab to test the latest ideas in emergency services technology.

Tin Tone Guitar
Make some unique music with this old-school London inventor. Created from tin boxes and other odds and ends, there are only 104 of these one-of-a-kind guitars in the world.

OMCOPTER
What happens when you cross an R/C helicopter with a high quality video camera? See the stunning footage captured by a German production company that no other camera platform can reach.

Halley VI Research Station
We go to Antarctica for some mega-engineering! Watch the process of creating British research lab ‘Halley VI’, that can withstand extreme weather conditions and is built on skis!

Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain
The Banpo Bridge in Seoul is becoming nearly as iconic as the Eiffel Tower. This bridge stretches across the Han River – and puts on a show of lights and water that is absolutely mesmerizing.

Matchstick Navy
Marvel at this war-era Brit’s miniature fleet – made entirely out of matchsticks! This incredibly detailed collection has been 65 years in the making, and its creator shows no signs of stopping.

Rhino Armoured Car
When it comes to bulletproof vehicles, the armoured car known as ‘The Rhino’ is the go-to model – and they’ve added yet another trick to their repertoire: bulletproof glass that you can shoot out of!

Ice Microbes
We meet some polar scientists who are studying slabs of ice from the coldest, most remote corners of our planet. But it’s not the ice itself they’re interested in… They want to know what’s living inside…

Floating Island
We’re off to South Korea, where reporter Ziya Tong shows us not only the world’s largest artificial islands… but they are islands that float.

StuntBike
Meet Aaron Colton: Not only is Aaron a ridiculously talented, prize-winning stunt bike rider who customizes his own bikes. He’s also… still a teenager.

Noah’s Capsule
Take a look at what one Japanese inventor came up with as the ultimate survival capsule for a tsunami. He didn’t just think outside the box… he thought of a sphere!

Wave Glider
This incredible robot explorer is about to begin its record-breaking journey across the Pacific Ocean – autonomously.

Fresh Park
For skateboard aficionados, you wan’t have to travel to the skate park to get your kicks and do your tricks anymore. You can take the skate park with you… all packed up in a box!

Speedflying
Adventurer and inventor Will Gadd wants to know what it feels like to fly like a bird; and he’s invented a gadget small enough to fold inside a knapsack that just might do the trick.

Greathouse Labs
The inventor in this story has one very “fired up” imagination, as he sets about his mission to create ultra cool wheelchairs… inspired by his own brother’s disability.

Giant Port
We visit an enormous port and industrial zone in the United Arab Emirates… and while we’ve come to expect super-sized engineering from the U.A.E., this particular port – the size of a small country – is a little bit differnt: it’s several miles offshore.

Trucker Distraction
We go to a university in Florida, where with the help of a very real “virtual” truck, they’re uncovering stunning new information about driver distraction… not to mention some pretty scary habits.

Aqua Loop
Fearless reporter Mark Miller goes on a “bender” – by testing out the world’s first upside-down water slide.

Inflatable Wetsuit
When it comes to big wave surfing, there will be times you’re going to end up under water… and that can be a scary and occasionally dangerous prospect. The invention in this story could be a life-saver.

Beetle Cam
We meet a photographer from the UK who found an inventive way to get up close – and very personal – with the wild animals featured in his photographs.

Toronto Rehab
We visit a research facility that takes slippery falls, trips on stairs, and everyday bumps and scratches… and turns them into a science.

Gigantic Model Train
We travel to Canada to check out the country’s largest fully operational model train. If the level of hand-crafted detail doesn’t impress you – and it will – get a load of the sheer size and scope of the railway. At almost a mile long, one lap of the track lasts 40 minutes.

Big Boom Drums
We travel to Austria, where a band has their eye on a world record. You’ll watch them build – and hear them play – the biggest drum set on the planet!

Superbus
The sexiest commuter bus you’ve ever seen. Located in the Netherlands, it’s very fast, leaves no carbon footprint, and will offer door-to-door service for commuters – even in remote villages.

Innotruck
Find out how one radical concept vehicle might change the face of transporting for good. This German mobile power station can supply enough energy to feed a city’s electrical grid.

Rain Room
Check out this London art installation where it’s always raining… but you’ll never get wet! Thanks to infrared technology, it doubles as a social experiment.