A look at how technology is making things work better
World Service,Β·129 episodes
Special guest science fiction writer of A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
The largest tent in Britain. On site with BuroHappold Engineering for the Millennium Dome
The blue planet. Two thirds of our plant is covered in water
Awaiting the International Space Station
Want to working from home? Build a rocket and attempt to beat space organisations
Genes- A detective story of the human blueprint
Would the first Olympians recognise modern day athletics?
Getting learner drivers off the roads, will it make them safer?
Engineers from around the world are meeting at the Southampton Oceanography Centre
The word 'robot' didn't exist until 1921
Speeding up the internet. How the information flow is kept up to speed.
Accurately measuring time. The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Steven Chu
Farming firearms creating pest-resistant crops for the future
NASA has created the ultimate blanket from milk containers
Researchers at BT developed a computer programme to summarise text
The future of air travel. Asia and Latin America emerging as the fastest growing places
Looking at other people’s homes and offices
Traveling at the speed of sound, Thrust SSC the fastest car in the world
Keeping babies warm was one of the most important advances in neonatal medicine
The bicycle described as the greatest invention of all time
Ingenuity and local knowledge for solutions to public housing crisis
Highlights from 1997, including weightlessness and computers recognising our emotions
Nautical themed. International distress system and new boat designs
Putting invisible identification into works of art to protect them from illegal usage.
Making explosions to order
Fighting one of the biggest worldwide nemesis in engineering and construction
Discovering how health technology and equipment can be made cheaper
Biology has a wonderful research and development programme
Experiencing an earthquake in safety. Recreating an earthquake
The micro hydro- Providing renewable energy to people who live in remote areas
