Aired: 3/3/2008
Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
Aired: 3/4/2008
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
Aired: 3/5/2008
The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
Aired: 3/6/2008
Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
Aired: 3/7/2008
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
Aired: 3/10/2008
Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
Aired: 3/11/2008
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
Aired: 3/12/2008
Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
Aired: 3/13/2008
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
Aired: 3/14/2008
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
Aired: 3/17/2008
Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
Aired: 3/18/2008
Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
Aired: 3/19/2008
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.
Aired: 3/20/2008
Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
Aired: 3/25/2008
How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
Aired: 3/26/2008
The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
Aired: 3/27/2008
The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
Aired: 3/28/2008
The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
Aired: 3/31/2008
Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
Aired: 4/1/2008
Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.