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A few years ago, the city of Seattle faced an overwhelming garbage crisis. City planners and engineers describe how they created a recycling program that has become a model for the nation. Shows from beginning to end how the recycling process gets done.
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Can we bring back species that are on the brink of extinction? A Native American wildlife biologist Robert Mesta, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, combines scientific training and traditional Indian values to help bring the Arizona bald eagle off the "endangered species" list.
Can people in remote rural areas who are far from electric generating plants get power for their lights and appliances? Solar cells make it possible. Mechanical and electrical engineers at the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories take viewers through the process of designing and installing solar cell panels in remote locations.
What does it take to estimate how much water a large city will need 25 years into the future? The chief of urban water conservation for the state of California explains the challenges of supplying water to a growing population of millions, much of which lives in the desert.
What is the information "superhighway" really all about? Communications engineers at GTE and US WEST provide a remarkably clear introduction to the basic concepts of the digital communications revolution. Demonstrates how 1s and 0s represent graphics, video, and even sounds.
To traverse the surface of the Moon or Mars, a vehicle must be able to think for itself. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's testing ground, a team of scientists demonstrates the rover that will soon wander over the Martian landscape.
How do you plot a course to Mars, from one moving planet to another? What are the impacts of space travel on the body and can human beings survive the trip? Looks at the plans for a flight to the Red Planet.
It's cold; it's dark. The pressure is immense. A pilot and scientist from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute navigate a remotely operated deep-sea vehicle through underwater canyons, filming the ocean floor and collecting samples.
Living and nonliving things make up the world. Students will learn how living things interact with each other and with nonliving things in an ecosystem.
Features dozens of space professionals, from designers of space suits and life systems engineers to interior decorators and the "Lunar Lettuce Man." A touching story concerning famed teacher Jaime Escalante and one of his students is interwoven with imaginative vignettes that explore the humor and drama of day-to-day life away from Earth. Also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Jeffery Tambor, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Raymond Cruz, Weird Al Yankovic, Vincent Schiavelli, and Pat Morita.
For Umberto Eco books are a great invention that cannot be improved. However, throughout history, books have undergone technical changes that have altered their nature and the way we use them. Books have undergone a make-over with new technological advancements. Nerdo Cavernas discusses the Digital Book: its uses, its contributions, and much more.
George Vanderbilt pushed the technology envelope when building Biltmore Estate, and his descendants continue to promote technological advancements. Today, the estate undertakes opportunities to help the environment by running a solar farm and biodiesel operation.
Host Nerdo Cavernas discusses the advancements made in the audiovisual world. Some areas of focus include editing and finishing software, 2D and 3D titling, sophisticated color correction, image stabilization, tracking and inlay of high precision images, graphic creation, and design and processing of multiple image technologies.
The mesophotic zone exists between brightly lit shallow waters and the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean. It is the furthest that sunlight can penetrate the ocean. Only recently, with advancements in diving techniques and new technology, have scientists been able to study it in-depth.
The invention of the lens goes far beyond the glasses that sit on one’s nose. Galileo used lenses to create the telescope and bring faraway things closer to mankind. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the lens exposed the microscopic world, leading to medical advancements including vaccination, anesthetics, and antibiotics.
Animals have contributed to scientific advancements, but how ethical is it to use them in research? Viewers explore the legal and ethical issues concerning the use of animals in research. Part of the "Core Concepts in Psychology" series.
