In this clip from "SciTech Now, come along as we explore a new winter sport that is designed to adapt to climate change.
In this clip from SciTech Now, we take a look at how fiber technologies will change our communication capabilities.
We travel to the Biltmore Estate where we discover how it’s incorporating the technology of the day and how sustainable the famed Estate really is. Neurologist Rudolph Tanzi takes us on a journey and uproots the long-believed notion that genes determine our biological fate. We take a look at how fiber technologies will change our communication capabilities. And we join a team from the University of Washington on their journey to map the ocean floor.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we travel back in time at an attraction in New Jersey that is helping visitors picture their backyards with the dinosaurs that used to inhabit them.
Join us as we explore the largest VR entertainment center in the Western hemisphere and see how visitors are exploring an entirely different reality. CEO and co-founder of WearWorks, Keith Kirkland, shares a new device that communicates with the visually impaired through touch. Discover an online Senior Center creating a platform for socialization from the comfort of home. And a look into Alzheimer’s disease and why researchers are analyzing the role of brain neurons have upon the disease.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we take a look into the scientific side effect of Superstorm Sandy on Fire Island in New York.
In this clip from "SciTech Now," we see a clip of the Science Friday film “Brilliant Darkness: Hoaru in the Night which highlights the importance of fireflies.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we sit down with interactive designer and nature enthusiast Joey Stein who shares his new invented device that is used to communicate with fireflies.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we take a look at the science and technology that goes into creating the yellow first down line marker on televised football games.
In this clip from "SciTech Now," scientists from the American Museum of Naatural History research biofluorescence in various species of fish and how the phenomenon could help with biomedical research.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we take a look into fossil data that reveals that vision prompted fish to make the leap onto land hundreds of millions of years ago.
In this clip from "SciTech Now," serial entrepreneur Brian Hecht discusses fitness apps and the future of health.
Join researchers at Brown University and get an inside look at how the characteristics of bat flight could advance human technology. Scientist, Ainissa Ramirez, discusses the possibility of a genetic marker pointing towards a higher likelihood of one person having concussions more often than others. We discover how computer modeling is helping in the efforts to understand how surface water and ground water interact. And we look at better ways to be prepared in the event of a mudslide.
In this clip from "SciTech Now" we take a look at one school in Washington pioneering the "flip classroom" where lecturing is done at home, and problem solving is done in the classroom.
We take a look at one school in Washington pioneering the “flip classroom where lecturing is done at home, and problem solving is done in the classroom. A plant called the Air Potato is posing challenges for wildlife managers, but they’re fighting back by letting small critters do what they do best. Peter Platzer, CEO of Spire, shares what he hopes to be the future of weather forecasting. And Mark Siddall of the American Museum of Natural History explains different varieties of venomous animals.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we visit a regional STEM competition in Florida where we meet students preparing to be the cutting-edge scientists of tomorrow.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we check out a new solar power facility in Florida.
In this clip from "SciTech Now," Brian Hecht comments on the growing industy of food tech.
Joel Berger, a wildlife conservation society scientist, uses unconventional research techniques to study Musk Oxen herds in Alaska. Founder of Biotech without Boarders, Ellen Jorgensen, shares an inside look into the do-it-yourself biotech community. Visit the Discovery Space Children’s Science Museum where children have the opportunity to try their hand in engineering. And we see how the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is monitoring and battling pollution.
In this clip from "SciTech Now, we see how researchers are developing electromagnetic footballs to identify exactly where the ball lands to help referee’s make their game calls.