Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
Adults TechnologySmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.
Adults TechnologyYour internet isn't just underwater. It's also covered in Vaseline.
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
Adults TechnologyOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Using GPS to Get Around Is Making Us Dumber
Adults TechnologyGPS services have made getting from point A to point B a lot easier, but what effects does this have on our brains?
Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science
Adults TechnologyOne man's quest to test the human limits of gravity on the human body.
Hackers Can Now Break Into Your Phone Using Music
Adults TechnologyNew research shows sound waves can manipulate the accelerometer in your phone; what implications does this have for data security?
Graphene Could Solve the World's Water Crisis
Adults TechnologyTurning saltwater into clean drinking water is an expensive, energy-intensive process, but could the wonder material graphene make it more accessible?
Why Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Matters: Future MEGAPROJECTS
Adults TechnologyAtlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built. The $1.6 billion price tag was driven by a spectacular retractable roof design, an LED video board that is by far the world's largest, and the pursuit of LEED platinum certification.
100 Years of Home Innovation ? Mode.com
Adults TechnologyIncluding toasters, radios, and microwave ovens, there have been a number of life-changing household breakthroughs through the years. Follow along to see the smartest appliances and laborsaving devices that have emerged in the last century.
Charge Your Cell Phone In 5 Seconds
Adults TechnologySupercapacitors: They'll enable you to charge your cell phone in 5 seconds, or an electric car in about a minute. They're cheap, biodegradable, never wear out and as Trace'll tell you, could be powering your life sooner than you'd think.
Amazing Images of a Changing Earth
Adults TechnologyIncredible before-and-after satellite images of our dynamic planet.
Illuminating the Universe: The History of Light
Adults TechnologyBeyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light's true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic spectrum, a wave and particle capable of the most amazing things? Here is the history of light, according to physics.
A Huge Advancement in Mind-Controlled Tech
Adults TechnologyThis tech helps paralyzed people type with their minds, but the sky's the limit.
Indigenous Panamanians protect their forests with drones
Adults TechnologySettlers are illegally clearing trees on their land. So indigenous people are employing modern technology to stop them.
The Crazy Way Scientists Launch Rockets From Balloons
Adults TechnologyLarge chemical rockets are needed to launch payloads into space from the ground, but could rockoons, rocket balloons, be a more efficient alternative?
Take Augmented Reality Onto the Squash Court
Adults TechnologyImprove your squash game in a surprising way.
We Could Back Up The Entire Internet On A Gram Of DNA
Adults TechnologyNature's code for life is stored in DNA, but what if we could code anything we wanted into DNA? Scientists are figuring out how.
Disney Invented A Room Where Your Phone Will Never Die
Adults TechnologyResearchers have created a room that can charge your phone wirelessly. Could this be the future of charging technology?
How BBC films the night side of Planet Earth
Adults TechnologyThe technology that helps wildlife filmmakers see in the dark.
GoPro HERO4: The Adventure of Life in 4K
Adults TechnologyAll around the world GoPro users are capturing incredible experiences, from the heart-stopping to the heartfelt. Into the caldron of an active volcano, the neon streets of Japan, a refuge for wild mustangs, scaling an iceberg, the world's biggest dance party, or a whale rescue mission, GoPros have documented every moment. See how GoPro's new line of our most advanced cameras ever allow you to beautifully and authentically capture and share the experiences that bring purpose, adventure, and joy to your life.
Appraisal: 1960 GMT Master Model Rolex with Box & Papers
Adults TechnologyIn Tucson, we learned it's important to keep the box...and your receipt! Peter Planes appraises a rare GMT Master Model Rolex from 1960, one of the highlights from Tucson Hr 2.