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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Sat 14 Feb · 00:30
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Sat 14 Feb · 00:30
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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Sat 14 Feb · 00:30
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Sat 14 Feb · 00:30
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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Sun 15 Feb · 13:30
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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Sun 15 Feb · 13:30
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Alasdair Keane climbs aboard an electric boat in Norway, while Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths finds out if we can make electronic circuits in our devices more recyclable.
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Episodes Fixing Fashion's Sizing Problem

Fixing Fashion's Sizing Problem

Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion. Jacqui Wakefield meets the researchers developing the latest organ-on-chip technology for medical research.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 15 Nov 2025
Availability: Available for 11 months (until 15 Nov 2026)
Episodes Behind the Scenes

Movie Tech: Behind the Scenes

Alasdair Keane heads behind the scenes of a high tech studio transforming the way movie car stunts are made. Adrienne Murray visits a rare earth deposit in Greenland, home to critical minerals.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 11 Oct 2025
Availability: Available for 10 months (until 11 Oct 2026)
Episodes Brain Cells and Biocomputing

Brain Cells and Biocomputing

Zoe Kleinman meets the scientists in Switzerland trying to make living computers using brain cells. Adrienne Murray is in Denmark to see the world's first commercial scale plant making green methanol.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 4 Oct 2025
Availability: Available for 10 months (until 04 Oct 2026)
Episodes Cloud Seeding and Conspiracy Theories

Cloud Seeding and Conspiracy Theories

Marco Silva unpacks the science and technology of cloud seeding and why it's back in the spotlight. Alasdair Keane explores the latest tech being used to help underwater search and rescue operations.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 27 Sep 2025
Availability: Available for 10 months (until 27 Sep 2026)
Episodes The Rise of Smart Tech

IFA Berlin: The Rise of Smart Tech

Alasdair Keane explores the tech highlights at IFA Berlin, one of the world's biggest consumer tech events, while Adrienne Murray visits an advanced recycling plant in Sweden.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 20 Sep 2025
Availability: Available for 10 months (until 20 Sep 2026)
Episodes Detecting Cancer Cases

Detecting Cancer Cases

Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find 'hidden' pancreatic cancer cases. Chris Vallance finds out how AI is being used to spot and prevent incidents on our roads.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 13 Sep 2025
Availability: Available for 9 months (until 13 Sep 2026)
Episodes Can Tech Help?

Fighting Wildfires: Can Tech Help?

Wildfires are having an impact across the world. Alasdair Keane travels to Vancouver to find out how new developments in technology are bringing hope of earlier detection and prevention.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 6 Sep 2025
Availability: Available for 9 months (until 06 Sep 2026)
Episodes AI and the Future of Humanity

AI and the Future of Humanity

Joe Tidy explores a controversial new research paper, which forecasts how the rise of artificial intelligence may play out - and if it could destroy humanity.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 2 Aug 2025
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 02 Aug 2026)
Episodes Can Tech Help Complete It?

Sagrada Família: Can Tech Help Complete It?

Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths has exclusive behind-the-scenes access to La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to see how technology is playing a key role in completing Gaudi's vision for this historic landmark.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 26 Jul 2025
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 26 Jul 2026)
Episodes The Impact

Lithium Mining: The Impact

As Chile plans to ramp up lithium mining - a mineral crucial to the EV industry - Ione Wells explores if it can be done more sustainably.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 19 Jul 2025
Availability: Available for 8 months (until 19 Jul 2026)
Episodes Esports World Cup

Esports World Cup

Exploring some of the latest tech innovations in the world of sport, including AI in boxing, the Esports World Cup, e-bikes and Paralympic wheelchair fencers using biomechanics.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 12 Jul 2025
Availability: Available for 7 months (until 12 Jul 2026)
Episodes Chile’s Lost Children

Chile’s Lost Children

Ione Wells explores the search for Chile's stolen children, decades after they were taken during the country's military dictatorship, and asks if tech can help families find answers.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 5 Jul 2025
Availability: Available for 7 months (until 05 Jul 2026)
Episodes Mapping the Universe

Rubin Observatory: Mapping the Universe

A revolutionary new telescope is opening in Chile's Atacama Desert. Ione Wells has behind the scenes access to the Rubin Observatory.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 7 Jun 2025
Availability: Available for 6 months (until 07 Jun 2026)
Episodes Inside ESS

Super Science: Inside ESS

Adrienne Murray heads behind the scenes at the European Spallation Source in Sweden, created to produce the world's most powerful source of neutrons.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 31 May 2025
Availability: Available for 6 months (until 31 May 2026)
Episodes Designing Life?

Embryo Screening: Designing Life?

Lara Lewington explores a controversial new form of genetic testing which claims to predict how likely an unborn child is to develop diseases.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 24 May 2025
Availability: Available for 6 months (until 24 May 2026)
Episodes Can It Go Green?

Formula One: Can It Go Green?

Alasdair Keane visits the McLaren Technology Centre to see how the Formula 1 team is using recycled materials in its cars, as it aims to make the sport more sustainable.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 17 May 2025
Availability: Available for 6 months (until 17 May 2026)
Episodes Solving the Big Problems

Supercomputers: Solving the Big Problems

Paul Carter explores how one of the world's fastest supercomputers is shaping climate research. Laura Goodwin finds out how scientists from around the world are mapping the cosmos.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 10 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months (until 10 May 2026)
Episodes How Close Are We?

Nuclear Fusion: How Close Are We?

Could nuclear fusion supply endless clean energy? Nick Kwek visits the Fuse testing lab in Montreal - a startup with the goal of using nuclear fusion to solve the world's energy problems.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 12 Apr 2025
Availability: Available for 4 months (until 12 Apr 2026)
Episodes AI and Innovation

Gaming: AI and Innovation

Marc Cieslak has the highlights from the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, where thousands in the industry come together to share the latest innovation and emerging trends.
Duration: 24 mins First broadcast: 1:30am 5 Apr 2025
Availability: Available for 4 months (until 05 Apr 2026)
Episodes Will It Take Off?

Electric Flight: Will It Take Off?

Can we clean up air travel? Adrienne Murray takes to the skies in Sweden to explore developments in electric flight. Joe Tidy visits Zambia to see how Bitcoin is helping electricity projects.
Duration: 25 mins First broadcast: 12:30am 29 Mar 2025
Availability: Available for 4 months (until 29 Mar 2026)

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