marita davison, can science and industry coexist? >> industry's motivation is to make profits. >> i'm phil torres. i'm an entomologist. i go on a journey of a lifetime, ten days off the coast of costa rica. including a dive in a submarine. there prepare to dive. >> that will take me down to 10,000 feet under the sea. >> i get paid to play in mud. like my dreams. >> that's our team. now let's do some science. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome to "techknow" i'm phil torres joined by marita davison and dr. shini somara. the earth is covered by ocean yet we know about the planets more than we do about the surface of the ocean. my question to you is, why should we care about what's down there? >> we are just starting to understand how the ocean and the deep ocean is going to be on providing global scale. >> and it seems like a harsh landscape down there and very, very far down. and there are a few technologies that allow us to go down there and you have a chance to go down there. >> 10,000 feet, just to get a chance to go down there it's tricky.

crystal dilworth and marita davison. fraking.ne -- fracking.doesn't come without controversy, potentially doesn't come without cost. >> yes, fracking is hugely controversial. humannics. >> s that range the gamut from environmental to health. and texas has been kind of at the center point of a lot of this issue. whether they're economic environmental, political, texas is in the mix. >> when we think of texas we think big oil, not earthquakes like we're thinking of california. but they're experiencing seismic activity. >> so we got to see how one small town in texas is dealing with this big national issue. let's check it out. >> we were sitting in the living room one night watching tv and there was a tremendous explosion, it sounded like, and then the whole house shook. >> and the next day there was another one and then just kept coming. and that's whenever we realized we definitely have a problem. we should not be having earthquakes in texas. country. this is reno, texas. population 3200 and just 13 square miles long. if anyplace

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 stronger than steel and more powerful than tevlar. you have called spider silk the ancient biomaterial for the future. what do you mean by that? >> spiders have been around for roughly 600 billion years. it has properties that no manmade properties have. >> what can you use

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crystal dilworth and marita davison. so guys, picture this, you are deep in the rain forests of peru when suddenly a flock of red and blue magnificent creatures takes off in front of you. they are beautiful, but let me tell you, they don't start out so pretty. >> you have to be talking about macaws. i'm a bird biologist so in my day i've seen a lot of baby birds and i have to admit they are bald and can be pretty ugly but i mean its almost so ugly that they're cute. >> macaws are so associated with the rain forrest its almost like their mascot, but they're not so ubiquitous anymore, they're an endangered species and they're at risk because of habitat loss. >> absolutely, because when the habitat is in trouble, these birds are in trouble. we join a team of scientists down there, who are working hard to make sure that doesn't happen. let's take a look. >> dazzling... elusive... charismatic - macaws are undeniable stars of the rainforest. and there's a special place in peru where it's still possible to see macaws in all the

marita davison is specialising in ecology. tonight, what are the scientists at monsanta up to.nto their lab.

. >> marita davison specializes in ecologist coming. >> it looks like an egg, cooks like an egg. the plant based protein challenging the chicken. will it pass the "techknow" taste test ? kyle hill is an engineer. the solar power revolution. now, the plant that still works even when the sun doesn't shine. >>> i am phil torres, an entymologist. >> that's our team. let's do some science. >> guys, welcome to another very exciting episode of "techknow." i am phil torres. now, we are all relatively familiar with facial recognition technology, but there has been recently. >> these algorith imdz were used by the military for counter by the military for counter terrorism and crime in cases. as i found out, this technology has a much wider application. let's take a look. >> you can't hide your face. you have always had a privacy face with your face being out there and about. you were counting on people recognizing it. not a computer. >> facial recognition technology was first popularized by shows unit. >> we magnified the photo. facial recognition software does the rest? >> congratulations