Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.
Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.