lindsay moran joins us from my hometown of baltimore. good to see you, good to talk to you. >> reporter: good to see. >> you you have home insulation, auto parts, it's biodegradable, flame retardant, but does it hold up against the synthetic alternatives? >> reporter: it absolutely does. i mean, they performed numerous tests on this material, and not only does it hold up against synthetic alternatives, but it's also cost effective. so the guys the ecobative who make this amazing material they have pretty big contracts now. they have contracts with del computers. they have a relationship with sealed air, which makes the original bubble wrap, to develop mushroom packaging, which is a great alternative to public wrapbubble wrapand tie styrofoa. >> what is the cost compared to synthetic materials. when you think all natural org organic, you think pricey. >> reporter: right. that's the first thing that comes to my mind. i asked these guys this. they're very aware in order for their company to be sustainable, they have to make the sustainable

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. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. [ ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and youth players. let's take a look. . >>> homecoming in the heartland. this is cornhusker county. nebraska university, the epicentre of college football. >> first big win. >> along with the tradition of football - come the hits. cheer cheer >> big hits like this one in front of our cameras. no one knows how hard the hits can be better than blake lawrence. former lion backer for nebraska korn hu

lindsay moran is a former cia agent, kyle hill is an engineer, tonight he's got the dirtiest job and the science that can revolutionize indians's dairy farms. michelle nixon, and i'm phil tors. that' torrez and let's do some science. >> we are back for another exciting show and lindsay you can start us off. this is important to you as a mother. >> i did a story on ballistic backpacks and bulletproof backpacks. one being a former cia officer who thinks any layer of added security is good and one as a mom in do i really want to give my kids the idea that this kind of technology is going to keep them safe? let's have a look. >> as a former cia agent i learned how to shoot a variety of guns. so when techknow asked me to cover a story about the trend in bulletproof back to school supplies, it intrigued me. as a former operative and as a mom. back to school shopping it's always the most stressful time of year for parents like me who are not prepared and now we've got one more thing to worry about: some parents are buying items like this insert intended to bulletproof backpacks to their bac

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lindsay moran is an ex-cia operative. i am phil torres. tonight a heart in a box. that could one day revolutionize medicine. that's our team, now let's do some science. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi guys, welcome back to "tech know." i am phil torres and i am here with lindsey, marita and crystal. crystal, for your piece, i recently read a report by the cdc that said the amount of electronic cigarettes that middle schoolers and high schoolers are using has doubled in the last year. >> that frequency is increasing exponentially and the trend has got zone big they now have their own convention. i went to anaheim, california, one of the first e cigarette conventions, just to kind of see what it was all about. >> that is. >> disgusting. >> disgusting. >> let's check it out. >> it is disgusting. let's check it out. >> everywhere you look these days, people are puffing on a new alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes. they are called electronic cigarettes and they have become hugely popular. thanks in part to a slew of glitzy television ads featuring celebrity promote their v

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