
Xploration Nature Knows Best
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Σ1 Ε1 – Nature That's 'Plane' to See
9 Σεπτεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάIt's no secret that birds were the inspiration for the first airplanes but, in this episode, host Danni Washington takes a look at how exactly that connection succeeded. She'll fly planes in tight formation to try to mimic the energy-efficient flight patterns of migrating birds and look at how engineers are inventing wings that change their shape while in flight to mimic flying squirrels.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε2 – Bio-Based Building
16 Σεπτεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάLately, we've been turning toward nature more and more while creating our buildings, not just for the materials, but in the way they're constructed! In this episode, join host, Danni Washington, as she tours the "living building" known as the Bullit Center. This six-story structure mimics a tree; creating its own energy, collecting its own water, and even recycling its own waste.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε3 – The Science of Safety
23 Σεπτεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάEvery species found in nature is a survivor, there's a reason they've been on the planet for as long as they have. So host Danni Washington is trying to figure out what humankind can learn from them. She'll explore how fish are helping us to build better armor and how woodpeckers are assisting us to address a top safety concern in the form of concussions.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε4 – Under the Sea Inspiration
30 Σεπτεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάThe ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet's surface and humankind has only explored about 5% of it. But the diverse wildlife from the areas we have investigated serves as a major source of inspiration for modern technology! Host Danni Washington uses this episode as an opportunity to continue the investigation, heading under the sea to explore a reef that's full of life!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε5 – How to Save Power
7 Οκτωβρίου 201622 λεπτάElectricity is a basic part of life. Besides fossil fuels, nature has plenty of natural sources of power. One in particular overshadows all of the others, the sun.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε6 – Nature's Sticky Inventions
14 Οκτωβρίου 201622 λεπτάNature can be very sticky! There are pesky plant birds that became an inspiration for Velcro. A fish with his own suction cup. And the gecko which has inspired tech in many ways!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε7 – The Wonders of the Whirlybird
21 Οκτωβρίου 201622 λεπτάHelicopters took a lot of their early inspiration from one of nature's most efficient fliers in the dragonfly and host Danni Washington's going to take one for a spin to see exactly how! She'll also take a look at how this insect and the wings of owls.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε8 – Mastering the Mimicry
28 Οκτωβρίου 201622 λεπτάWhile inventors have been looking toward nature as inspiration for centuries, this science is just starting to come into it's own and was recently given a name, Biomimicry! Join Danni Washington as we visit all the new places where this science is taking hold, from schools, to zoos, to national conventions like the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington D.C.Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε9 – Swimming with Sharks
4 Νοεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάTo many people the thought of sharks can be scary but they're actually a huge help to our oceans and have inspired some awesome tech! Danni Washington will take the plunge and swim with sharks, relaying how their skin is being used to fight germs and their senses can help build better robots! Danni goes surfing to reveal how scientists are developing wet suits that are invisible to sharks!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε10 – Studying the Swarms
11 Νοεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάAnimals in nature have other ways of communicating than you or I do and many of them are able to move collectively in packs called "swarms". Host Danni Washington takes a look at how today's scientists are studying this swarm behavior to make better robots that will help in our factories, to collect things on other planets, or to make better autonomous cars!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε11 – Muscle of Mimicry
18 Νοεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάSome of the world's strongest materials are naturally made like the silk spiders use to make their webs which, pound for pound, is actually 5 times stronger than steel. In this episode, Danni Washington will look into how we're looking toward nature to make our other things stronger, like glass, metals, and even ourselves!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε12 – Designing Drones
25 Νοεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάDrones are all the rage and, thanks to nature, they're doing things that we never imagined! Join Danni Washington as she explores aerial drones that can perch on walls, dive in and out of water, and communicate in swarms!Διαθέσιμο για αγοράΣ1 Ε13 – Automated Animals
2 Δεκεμβρίου 201622 λεπτάRobots are built for all kinds of things and, these days, their inventors are looking toward nature to see how animals can help them to do the things that humans can't! Join Danni Washington as she checks out tiny robots based on manta rays that are helping to fight heart problems and robots that are learning to run as fast as our speediest animals.Διαθέσιμο για αγορά