he works for blend tech. he has a series where he blends things show how powerful it is.et's blend some iphones. he got all four of the pastel colors and put this many in a machine and one gold one in a separate blender. >> there they go. >> check out when he pours out the gold phone. >> i think they added a little extra. >> they sprinkled some gold in there. >> i want to believe it's part of the phone. i just want to fall for the mystery. the other one, you don't really see the color. >> wow! >> i am 16 years old. >> not anymore. scottie james has since grown up and he's on his way to being one of the youngest and most talented snow boarders ever. he grew from 5'4" to 6'2" inches in three years. >> i had to find my center of balance again. >> here he is relearning some tricks and repetition really is what sets him apart. >> i mean, i try things hundreds of times before i get them. you just got to keep on doing it and repeating it over and over again, whether you're crashing or not. >> scottie is in practice to perfect one of the toughest tricks, the triple cork. he hopes

tech quadrupled to 630 million in 2012. over the same period, the number of companies funded quadrupled from 23 to 95. >> with tablets and open content we can have blended high schools that give hundreds of millions of kids a shot at college and the idea economies. >> one of the areas drawing the most attention is higher education. startups offering free online courses from top universities. like corsara that raised more than $65 million. already generating more than a million dollars in revenue and launching an alliance of educators and employers, nine mayor companies including google and at&t to help them provide training for employees and offer online classes and curriculum to help students prepare for tech jobs. they helped schools like georgia tech offer a paid masters program for less than $7,000. but it's not all for profit companies. harvard and mit created a non-profit. >> for students that get better education, they get more access. >> reporter: they partnered with a corporate giant google to launch what it is calling youtube for free online courses. to make a class as accessible as a funny video. for "nightly business report", i'm julia boors