Smash Lab

Can the team use the latest aviation break through to prevent a car or bus crossing the meridian and smashing into oncoming traffic? The team tries to re-purpose an amazing technology called an aerated concrete arrestor bed. Watch what happens ...

The team attempts to protect a building from an explosion by painting it with a layer of truck bed liner paint designed to protect vehicles from scratches.

The Smash Lab teams tests a special type of carbon fiber used to reinforce tunnels to see if it can protect a home from destructive hurricanes.

The team attempts to save a Boeing 747 from an explosion using a material-filled membrane used to soak up the energy from bombs called Blastwrap.

The team builds an artificial earthquake machine in order to determine if a ball-bearing floor system found in airplanes can save homes from earthquakes.

The team uses giant airbags mounted to the front of a train in an attempt to push cars to safety when faced with the 8,000-ton locomotive.

The Smash Lab team uses roller coaster braking technology with hopes of helping occupants escape from burning buildings.

Forest fires endanger lives and property every year. Smash Lab sets out to see if Nanogel, a cutting edge insulating material, can protect a house from nature's mightiest infernos.

The Smash Lab crew uses a bit of rocket science to find a way of stopping heavy trailers when a vehicle's brakes go out.

Fluidized sand is used to clean high tech tools. By blowing air through a bed of sand it turns into instant quicksand and becomes a crime deterrent. Could it be used as a defensive road barrier and stop a getaway truck?

The team works with a top-secret torpedo technology to revolutionize mid-ocean rescue to help stranded sailors.

The Smash Lab team attempts to use carbon monoxide fire extinguishers to help the police better handle high-speed car chases.

The Smash Lab crew dons their lifejackets and takes to the water hoping to use parachute technology to eject someone from an out-of-control speedboat.