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All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem: how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a large scale but at a low cost.
All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem: how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a large scale but at a low cost.
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Engineering the Future
S1, EP3 "Fusion"Exploring the quest to produce fusion -- an ultimate energy solution that has been likened to "bottling a star."
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S1, EP2 "Aviation"A new breed of aviators is innovating new ways to fly from clean and green electric aircraft to autonomous sky taxis.
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S1, EP1 "Wind"Engineers race to generate vast power from thin air: the wind; one of the world's biggest wind farms is being built in harsh conditions along the coast of England; a Norwegian team works on the world's first floating wind farm.
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S1, EP4 "Tidal"The power of the oceans' tides is the last great untapped energy source on Earth; from sub-sea kites to floating platforms, teams of engineers race to perfect the technology to harness the vast flows of water.
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S2, EP6 "Timber Skyscraper"Construction currently accounts for a staggering percentage of the world's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; exploring the world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.
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S2, EP5 "Perpetual Power"All over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem: how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a large scale but at a low cost.
Engineering the Future
S2, EP4 "The Race to Space"A new era of space is dawning, where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed in their thousands, referred to as satellite swarms.
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S2, EP3 "Hyperloop"Virgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel; this vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag; it's fully autonomous and enclosed.
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