Modern Marvels

From brutal winters to bug-infested summers, Alaska's unforgiving landscape demands creative work-arounds. And then there's the constant threat of natural disasters...tsunami, anyone?

Step inside one of the busiest 7-11's in America and discover what makes it tick. Find out how innovations like slurpees, turbo ovens, & beef jerky are made. The science of convenience will amaze you!

From humble beginnings as chuck wagons and hot dog carts, food trucks have risen to become ethnic eateries and gourmet specialists. To build one, see how sophisticated engineering can transform a truck into a full-blown kitchen on wheels.

We live in a highly-mechanized world in which billions of products are driven by machines--but there are some things that can only be built using the human hand.

Take a penetrating look inside something we consider mundane, and uncover a surprising and sometimes shocking world full of science, technology and animal life that hides within the walls around you.

Explore the astounding technology required to package everything from drinking water to robots that orbit the earth--and learn the manufacturing secrets of bubble wrap.