TechKnow

S01E01

S01E01 25 Agu 13

25m

Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms

Hosts ask how soon genetically modified salmon could hit your table, how NASA charts out a Mars rover's path and discover a secret garden inside Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

S01E02

S01E02 1 Sep 13

25m

Exo Bionic/Cancer Test

A bionic exoskeleton helping paralyzed people walk again and meet a teenage inventor of a cancer screening test.

S01E03

S01E03 8 Sep 13

25m

Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid

A new device that allows hearts and other organs to live outside the body, explore New York City's ambitious plan to convert its taxi fleet to electric cars and meet a teenager who used a 3-D printer to create a prosthetic, robotic arm.

S01E04

S01E04 15 Sep 13

25m

Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

Explore how a remotely piloted Predator drone helped fight the Rim fire in Yosemite National Park

S01E05

S01E05 22 Sep 13

25m

Face Transplants/Condors

Meet Carmen Tarleton, the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a full face transplant, as she rebuilds her life and meets the donor's daughter.

S01E06

S01E06 29 Sep 13

25m

Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine

Join our expert contributors as they explore high-tech methods to artificially inseminate honey bees, which are dying in record numbers.

S01E07

S01E07 6 Okt 13

25m

Back-to-School / Cow Manure

Join our expert contributors as they explore new technology, including a new kind of high-density plastic that can be inserted into students' backpacks or teachers' white boards in hopes of deflecting gunfire.

S01E08

S01E08 13 Okt 13

25m

NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes

Phil takes a ride with NASA in a flying science lab that measures evidence of climate change.

S01E09

S01E09 20 Okt 13

25m

Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing

Marita goes swimming with sharks to see first-hand how a new underwater robot is tracking animal behavior in the ocean.

S01E10

S01E10 27 Okt 13

25m

Concussion Tech / Mushrooms

Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture.

S01E11

S01E11 1 Nov 13

25m

E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology

Crystal, a nicotine researcher, investigates the science behind e-cigarettes and vape culture. Plus, Marita meets chefs and scientists teaming up to create new high-tech restaurants, and Phil gets his hands on a new device that allows hearts.

S01E12

S01E12 17 Nov 13

25m

Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic

Marita goes inside San Francisco's new Bay Bridge to see its innovative approach to earthquake proofing. Kosta visits a startup working to make humans invisible to mosquitoes.

S01E13

S01E13 24 Nov 13

25m

Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy

Phil puts his entomology chops to the test to learn how bugs may be the most overlooked protein.

S01E14

S01E14 8 Des 13

25m

Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine

Lindsay learns how police departments are using lapel cameras and acoustic sensors to maximize efficiency and reduce crime.

S01E15

S01E15 15 Des 13

25m

PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars

Lindsay tests out the treatments doctors and therapists are using to help soldiers diagnosed with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and virtual reality therapy.

S01E16

S01E16 22 Des 13

25m

Exo Bionic / Cancer Test

S01E17

S01E17 29 Des 13

25m

Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms

S01E18

S01E18 5 Jan 14

25m

3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms

Kosta gets a look at how 3D printing can be used to make everything from home electronics to baked goods—even an artificial heart valve that expands as pediatric patients grow.

S01E19

S01E19 12 Jan 14

25m

Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes

Shini goes to Oklahoma to visit infamous "Tornado Alley" to see new innovations being developed to better track tornadoes and lessen the damage they cause.

S01E20

S01E20 19 Jan 14

25m

DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein

Phil travels to Peru to uncover whether a spider or mite could be constructing never-before-seen circular web structures.

S01E21

S01E21 26 Jan 14

25m

DNA Testing at Home

S01E22

S01E22 2 Feb 14

25m

Fountain of Youth?

S01E23

S01E23 9 Feb 14

25m

Lung in a Box

S01E24

S01E24 16 Feb 14

25m

Space Archaeology

S01E25

S01E25 23 Feb 14

25m

Inside the CSI

S01E26

S01E26 2 Mar 14

25m

The Frozen Zoo

S01E27

S01E27 9 Mar 14

25m

Medical Marijuana for Kids

S01E28

S01E28 16 Mar 14

25m

Designer Drugs: Legal & Lethal

S01E29

S01E29 23 Mar 14

25m

Hollywood Resurrection

S01E30

S01E30 30 Mar 14

25m

Eyes in the Sky

S01E31

S01E31 6 Apr 14

25m

Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy

Shini reports on facial recognition software used for law enforcement—and nightclubs. Marita visits a San Francisco lab working to build a better, plant-based egg substitute. Plus Kyle visits a solar field in Nevada.

S01E32

S01E32 13 Apr 14

25m

Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat

Testing out satellite technology that can detect a heartbeat buried under rubble.

S01E33

S01E33 20 Apr 14

25m

Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed

New data on e-cigarettes reveals what's really in them and the secondhand smoke impact.

S01E34

S01E34 27 Apr 14

25m

Sniffing Out Cancer

Taking their cue from cancer-detecting dogs, scientists work towards developing high-tech devices that can sniff out cancer early.

S01E35

S01E35 4 Mei 14

25m

The Amazing Spider Web

Scientists want to harvest spider silk, which could be used to hold up bridges or create artificial body parts.

S01E36

S01E36 11 Mei 14

25m

Frozen: Operation IceBridge

NASA observes shrinking glaciers and fast rising seas; charts impacts of climate change.

S01E37

S01E37 18 Mei 14

25m

Science Slumber Party

Living laboratory; one of the greenest houses on earth; high-tech house may help solve climate change issues.

S01E38

S01E38 25 Mei 14

25m

Distracted Driving

S01E39

S01E39 1 Jun 14

25m

Farms Without Fields

S01E40

S01E40 8 Jun 14

25m

Brain Hack