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al jazeera america's hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seeking... >> they don't wanna show what's really going on... >> award winning, investigative, documentary series. children at work only on al jazeera america phil tos >> this is "techknow," a show of invo vasions that can save lives, we'll explore the intersection of hart ware and huge -- hardware and humanity. let's check out the team. marita davison is specialising in ecology. tonight, what are the scientists at monsanta up to. we go into their lab. are they moving away from genetically modified crops. dr crystal dilworth is a molecular science and cara santa maria has a bank ground in science. i'm phil torres, an endometeorologist. tonight spiders and goats - and how we may hannes spider -- harness spider silk. that's the team, let's do some science. ♪ music ] >>> hey guys, welcome to "techknow." what does the bulletproof vest have to do with goat's milk. the answer lies in spider silk - of all things. i got a chance to look at the future of fabrics. it is fascinating. let's take a look. >> reporter: they are nature's masterful architects, genius at structural design. their silk - though just a fraction of the size of a human hair, is strong

al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're locking the doors... >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... >> truth seeking... award winning investigative documentary series fault lines the deported only on al jazeera america >> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. a show of science by scientists. dr. shini somara shini somara is a mechanical engineer. as scientists test new building tines can they survive the most powerful twisters on the planets? kosta grammatis, feeding a hungry planet. he's touring the farm going inside one of america's busiest airports. and i'm phil torres, i'm an entomologist. i study spiders in the rain forest of peru. that's our program, let's do some science. ♪ ♪ are hey guys welcome to "techknow". i'm phil torres and here with kosta and shini. here in the u.s. when you think about tornado alley, you think of oklahoma. you recently went there. >> very high frequency of tornadoes, 50 on average. we went to moore, oklahoma, it was devastated by tornadoes on may 20th. we went to university technologists, let's take a look. >> west side of burton we have a major tornado coming down. >> may 20th, 2013, one o

. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to techknow. i'm philorres and i'm here with kosta , and lindsay. what happened? >> all you have to do is sit in the car and it will drive for us. let's check out where we're going. the road to the driverless car has been a long one. >> we're all set for auto-control. >> this is how general motors envisioned the future in 1957. >> you're on automatic control, hands-off steering. >> that was then, this is now, nissan's race for the first autonomous vehicle is in the hands of an engineer who had me figure out how it works. >> these are your laser scanners. >> yes. >> and they send out big beams of laser to determine how far the distance is. >> yes. >> and here is a big radar panel that can see 200 meters ahead. and we have one radar panel here and here as well. they determine -- >> 70 meters. >> 70 meters whether object is approaching the car or going away from car and all of these little guys are for parking, sonar, and you have cameras on every side of the car. it is totally a prototype. if i open this up

al jazeera america r real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. [ ♪ music ] >>> hey, guy, welcome back to "techknow". i'm philned by crystal dilworth, marita davison, and cara santa maria. you guys are about to meet baxter, a smiling robot that may come to a factory near you and helping some workers there. let's look. >>> a human-sized robot named baxter is redefining work. he is a 2-armed robot with an animated space. if he bumps into something, or someone grabs his arm, sensors stop the arm allowing a human to reposition it. making hands-on training safe, easy and intuitive. it's used for simply industrial jobs such as loading, unloading, sorting and handling materials. baxter is able to work on an assembly line, next to a person training him to learn the representative tasks. with behaviour-based intelligence, baxter senses and adapts to task. >> so one of the questions that comes to mind when you see a piece like this is is this robot going to replace human jobs? >> i think we can look to different industries that are implementing and using robots now. the agricultural industry is one where there's a push

dream on real money with ali velshi on al jazeera america exploited >> beyond borderland... only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil with kyle and rachelle. rachelle tell me what can i do with bamboo to get around town? >> turns out you can build a bike. we were using bamboo for well over a century. but down in greensboro, alabama, you can build a bike with an innovative new design. why don't we check it out? deep in the heart of rowe, alabama, the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. the catfish capital is struggling to keep its head above water. >> what happened when you came here? >> about 75% of the shops shut down. >> there was one thing they had plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. you have to have something you're making out of it. >> pandor became somewhat of a one woman stimulus plan for governor'sboro, running the hero foundation, she tapped into the town's most unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they have been around since the first one was introduced back in 1894. and now they are gaining popularit

al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're locking the doors... >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... >> truth seeking... award winning investigative documentary series fault lines the deported only on al jazeera america >> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. a show of science by scientists. dr. shini somara shini somara is a mechanical engineer. as scientists test new building tines can they survive the most powerful twisters on the planets? kosta gr

system with joe beringer only on al jazeera america the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> hey guys welcome back totech. i'm philand here with kosta and marita. now guys this story i got to do is one of my favorites. helping technology change people's lives. this is a robot that paraplegic people can use to walk again. let's take a look. >> hi! >> this dream happening today. >> these kids from a summer camp near aspen, colorado is if to give amanda a lifesaving gift. a gift she hasn't been able to do here since she was paralyzed in a horrific accident 21 years ago. >> now i want to invite the kids to have at it and rip into it. >> it is a buy ontic robot called exo. a battery powered external skeleton that gives her body the power to do this: >> are you ready? >> three two one blast off! >> whoa! >> and this. >> i'm walk, you guys! >> and even this! [ crying ] >> the technology is so cutting-edge that amanda is the first person in the united states to own one. >> the moment she stood up, i was just amazed because she's been sitting down for 21 years! and that first feeling to stand up again, it's just -- i would

al jazeera, denver. >>> and that's going to do it for this edition of al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "techknow" is next. ♪ i'm philorres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. dr. shini somara, life and death in the or, one woman in desperate need of a transplant. will the donor lung arrive before it's too late? marita davidson is a biologist specializing in ecologist and evolution. tonight, swimming with sharks and a shark robot that will one day protect these fascinating creatures. i'm phil torres, i'm an entomologist exploring spiders in the rain forests of peru. now let's do some science. ♪ >> hi guys, i'm phil torres, welcome to a very special episode of "techknow." we're getting revolutionary access to technology, a revolution story, dr. shini somara to tell it. >> it is one of the most interesting things i've ever done in my life. changed my idea, machines replacing human bodies, essentially. take a look. >> bre

can hear the ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to techknow. i'm philres, joined by cara santa maria, marita davison, and dr shini somara. now, shini has been taking us on a journey through greenland. we have seen the flights and the science. what was it like to be there with the scientists? >> well, i got to experience that first hand. we were staying in the statement location as where the n.a.s.a. crew live. it was pretty amazing, to say the last. really cold. let's take a look. >>> i came to greenland to join n.a.s.a.'s operation icebridge. their goal is to collect the critical data on how polar ice sheets are changing. here the an arctic they days are long at this time of year. you have to stay up until nearly midnight to catch the famous northern lights. to the n.a.s.a. scientists home kiss. >> just taken off my boots. they are so heavy, it's a relief to take them off. i'm keeping them outside my room, because it's a custom. i noticed that my room used to be a storage room, so welcome to my humble dwelling. i told you it was basis. these are flip f

al jazeera america real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. photos ♪ ♪ >> and welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil i'm here with marita davidson and dr. shini somara. shini, you went inside a tornado. >> i got in the vortek, to experience force 3 winds. and trust me, to people that force of nature on my skin, it was just unreal. let's take a look. >> thank you very much. >> oh my goodness! coming down right now, major tornado. >> coming down another tornado. >> a deadly tornado rushes towards the u.s. community of oklahoma city. a two mile wide wind tunnel ripped through the capitol on monday. >> oh my god! >> that was the tragedy in the ground but new innovations are developed in the lab to protect against future disasters. >> we create tornado like vortexes. mimicking tornado wind speeds. >> i'm at the national wind institute at texas tech university where they can actually recreate tornadoes. harold janes professor of mechanical engineering designed and built the tornado simulator called vortek. >> in a controlled situation, to understand what happens to structures. >> tornado winds are rated o

r as a person >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to "techknow." i'm philed today by lindsay moran and dr. crystal dilworth. we got to meet the researchers behind these spectacular machines, take a look. >>> it's an early morning scene played off in households everywhere. jason koger must get himself ready, plus his child. making some important decisions about what he's going to be wearing today. >> being a bilateral amputee you have to use prosthetics. if you oar single arm amputee, you have the ability to use a real hand to help. you know it's kind of like a tool form. >> near san diego, california, katie walker is putting her latest tool are to effect. customized personally for herself on the field. >> if the attachment pops off. the bat attachment the bat handle goes right inside of here. so it's supposed to after i swing after i pop it through i can pop it right off and start >>he around. co >> for upper limb amputees like jason and katie, gone are the days of hook lever arms. alongside occupational therapists to design custom made prosthetics for pati

al jazeera, denver. >>> and that's going to do it for this edition of al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "techknow" is next. ♪ i'm phils here to talk about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. dr. shini somara, life and death in the or, one woman in desperate need of a transplant. will the donor lung arrive

al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to "techknow". i'm phil torres and i'm here with kosta and shini.u recently went to a very interesting farm in the middle of an airport. >> yes, something called tower garden. check it out. this is going to allow a lot of people a different life, to grow produce anywhere. let's take a deeper look. ♪ ♪ >> for over 8,000 years, we've been plowing dirt to grow our food. in fact, we've go gotten so goot it that over 80% of the world's farmable land is already in use. by 2050 we can expect another 3 billion people on planet earth to join us for dinner. another china and india. on average, food travels 1500 miles from farm to table. how can we continue to grow food to feed the hungry masses? one answer is strert cal farming farming. smerl, california known for its eclectic shops and restaurants has another new feature, a vertical farm. >> i'm alex thomson , montecito farms. >> seedlings to harvested vegetables. his farm produces are fresh vegetables to seven restaurants every day. >> this is a tower garden. can you tell us how it works? >> it is a vertica

chasing bail only on al jazeera america scien. [ ♪ music ] scien. >>> hey, guys, welcome to "techknow", i'm philorres joined by dr crystal dilworth, marita davison and cara santa maria. this week cara and i went on a little adventure, there is a home called the honda smart home and it's probably the most eco-friendly energy-efficient house on the planet. most people take a tour, check it out. carr ep and i decided -- karen and i decided to take it to the next level, and we had a slumber party. >> for science? >> absolutely for science. let's take a look. . >> reporter: believe it or not, cara and i are doing this for science. and this. and even this. admit it. >> smart tv. >> smart cara. >> we are pioneer guests in the 1944 square foot laboratory for sustainable living. honda teamed up with the university of california at davis. >> we want to get to a zero carbon future. >> if this is what zero carbon future looks like - it's awesome. >> this is a honda smart moment. >> welcome. >> the ground floor is full of furniture made from stapable materials. the floor, concrete, was constructed in a way t

al jazeera america, take a new look at news. [ ♪ music ] >>> hey, guy, welcome back to techknow. i'm phil and with me kyle hill, dr crystal dilworth, and dr shini somara. at the scene of a crime a suspect leaves dna behind and maybe that can be used to identify a suspect. they are using it in a new way to predict what the suspect may look like. check it out. >>> can d.n.a. left behind at a crime scene give investigators a mug shot of a suspect. scientists at a university devised a technique to make 3d renderings of a person's face using the genetic cold in d.n.a. 600 volunteers were recruited and they captured 7,000 points on each face using mesh, measuring positions of landmark, such as the eyeballs and the nose. comparing the map to the code the researchers zeroed in on 24 variants and genes that determined facial features. >> what do you guys think, it seems preliminary and now they have got some good evidence with it, but i don't know if i trust it. >> i definitely wouldn't trust it yet. but i'm not sure that i would trust a traditional sketch artist rendition either. but it is a step

al jazeera america, i'm del walters. "techknow" is next, featuring space technology. you can check us out at aljazeera.com. i'm philes here to talk about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. kyle hill is an engineer. tonight, sharks, long feared for their ferocity, how they can protect us. the secret in in their skin. rachelle oldmixon is a ne

al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. insider trading probe. reports the fbi's golfing champ phil mickelson, billion air karl ikon and we'll have the latest. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki gone. >>> now this former fugitive tells us the secrets that made him an infamous cyber-attacker. ♪ greatest joy you'll ever learn ♪ >> plus an improvised life. kurt elling stops by. why he's considered one of the top jazz vocalists of his generation. >> we begin tonight with a developing story involving one of the richest men in the world and biggest name in sports. according to reuters, the fbi and sec, are investigating insider trading.between karl ikon and phil miblgson. alsmickelson. the securities and exchange commission is looking into whether mickelson and walters may have, traded on ikon's bid to buy clorox. said he has never die you vulgdd insider trading. ariva what is insider trading? >> quite simply, using insider information to buy and sell stock. if you're corporate officer or director and you get information that something's going ohappen to your company either good or

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