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TechKnow Season 1

August. 25,2013
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TechKnow Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 37 - Science Slumber Party
First Aired: May. 18,2014

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

Episode 36 - Frozen: Operation IceBridge
First Aired: May. 11,2014

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

Episode 35 - The Amazing Spider Web
First Aired: May. 04,2014

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

Episode 34 - Sniffing Out Cancer
First Aired: April. 27,2014

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

Episode 33 - Smoking out the Truth: E-cigarettes Exposed
First Aired: April. 20,2014

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

Episode 32 - Survivors: Help in a Heartbeat
Episode 31 - Facial recognition, faux eggs, and solar energy
First Aired: April. 06,2014

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.

Episode 20 - DNA Pt 1/Molten Solar/Bugs as Protein
First Aired: January. 19,2014

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

Episode 19 - Lungs-in-a-Box/Bamboo Bikes
First Aired: January. 12,2014

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.

Episode 18 - 3D Printing/Texas Tech/Vertical Farms
First Aired: January. 05,2014

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.

Episode 15 - PTSD / Oysters / Driverless Cars
First Aired: December. 15,2013

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.

Episode 14 - Hi Tech Police / Bionic Arms / High Tech Wine
First Aired: December. 08,2013

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

Episode 13 - Orange Blight / Bugs as Protein / Space Boy
First Aired: November. 24,2013

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

Episode 12 - Earthquake Tech / Mosquitoes / Exo Bionic
First Aired: November. 17,2013

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.

Episode 11 - E-Cigs/Heart-in-a-Box/Foodology
First Aired: November. 01,2013

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.

Episode 10 - Concussion Tech / Mushrooms
First Aired: October. 27,2013

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

Episode 9 - Shark Robot/Driverless Cars/Predictive Policing
First Aired: October. 20,2013

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

Episode 8 - NASA Seac4rs / Bamboo Bikes
First Aired: October. 13,2013

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

Episode 7 - Back-to-School / Cow Manure
First Aired: October. 06,2013

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.

Episode 6 - Bees/Amazon Animal/Wine
First Aired: September. 29,2013

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

Episode 5 - Face Transplants/Condors
First Aired: September. 22,2013

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.

Episode 4 - Drones/Predictive Policing/Mushrooms
First Aired: September. 15,2013

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

Episode 3 - Heart-in-a-Box/NYC Electric/NASA Kid
First Aired: September. 08,2013

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.

Episode 2 - Exo Bionic/Cancer Test
First Aired: September. 01,2013

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

Episode 1 - Harvesting GMO Salmon & Vertical Farms
First Aired: August. 25,2013

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.

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