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"Buddy" the Lobster Dog

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

"Buddy" is a fully-trained police dog whose job is to serve an protect... lobsters!

"Clocky" the Robot Alarm Clock

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Have a hard time waking up in the morning? Try this alarm clock that makes you chase it to shut it off.

"Shadow" the Bear-Sniffing Dog

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2009

Shadow uses his nose to help rangers track and count grizzly bears in Banff National Park.

100th Grey Cup

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2013

The Rogers Center is gearing up for fifty three thousand attendees and 8 million viewers tuning into one of the most exciting sporting events in…

3D Castle

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

We travel to Scotland to see how some researchers are using laser imaging to create a detailed 3D virtual model of an historic castle.

3D Jay

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Canadian visual effects company XYZ RGB uses their 3D scanning services to create quickly a virtual Jay Ingram.

3D Scan of the Mona Lisa

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

A Canadian team uses the ultimate photographic technology to obtain a superhigh-resolution 3D image of the Mona Lisa.

3D Stonehenge

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

Researchers are using lasers and high-tech photography called photogrammetry to make the most accurate and detailed 3D models the monuments ever seen.

3D Teleconferencing

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

Andrew Jones is developing a system that will enable him to virtually attend any meeting by projecting a 3-dimensional video of his head to the…

3D Warship

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

The wreck of the HMS Somerset recently resurfaced and laser scanning technology is being used to take a special snapshot of this legendary warship.

3M Anti-Graffiti Film

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

3M has developed a new film that will help transit authorities in their fight against graffiti artists and vandals.

3M Textured Surface Film

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

New technology developed by 3M is turning rough surfaces like cement or brick into prime advertising real estate.

3M VHB Tape

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

3M has developed a very high bond tape that is so strong that it can replace welds and rivets and can hold buildings together.

Aalsmeer Flower Auction

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2012

Equivalent in size to the kingdom of Monaco, nearly half of the blooms that make up the 40 billion dollar a year flower industry will be bought and…

Absolut Vodka

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

The Swedish spirit maker uses the latest production techniques to allow it to meet high global demand while continuing to bottle the vodka in the…

Acoustic Tunnel Alert System

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

An acoustic alert system is being developed in an attempt to help authorities save time and lives in a tunnel emergency.

Acro Base System

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2012

Paragliding legend Raul Rodriguez tests a new reserve canopy system that could save paragliders' lives.

AD Astra Rocket

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2009

AD Astra Rocket Company is testing a prototype plasma-fueled rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel.

Aero-Towing

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

How do you get your radio-controlled gilder into the air?

Aerochute

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2009

What sets this powered parachute apart from others is the side-by-side seating which gives passengers a better view and gives the Aerochute greater…

Aeros Blimp

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

Aeros is building a more maneuverable blimp the size of a football field that should revitalize the blimp business.

Aeroscraft Airship

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2012

Is this next-generation airship the future of flight?

Africa Mercy

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2010

Africa Mercy is the world's largest NGO hospital ship. She travels port to port in the world's poorest regions providing medical care to people who…

After The Fall

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

On September 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as New York's World Trade Center towers went from 110 stories to 110 feet high in a matter of…

Afterlife vs Afterburner

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

Monster truck meets jet truck when Grave Digger races Shockwave in a drag race between two massive engines.

Air Strip Attack

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2015

On an air strip at a Colorado airport the world's fastest street cars duke it out in an attempt to break the world record of 219 miles an hour over a…

Airbus A380

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2012

On October 25, 2007 the Airbus A380 officially surpassed the legendary Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet as the world's largest passenger airliner. At two hundred…

Airbus C-295

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

This plane's highly configurable and highly customizable interior makes this "minivan of the sky" able to take on many military roles from carrying…

Aircraft Ditching Survival Systems

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

A hi-tech pool is used to train military pilots and search and rescue techs what to do when a helicopter crashes into frigid open water.

Akamalik

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2009

In a country whose economy is almost 100% based on fishing, Akamalik, the high-tech star of Royal Greenland's trawler fleet, plays a critical role…

Alberta Diamonds

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

It takes a lot of searching and research to find sources of diamonds.

Alberta Rattler

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

Students at the University of Calgary are trying to save Alberta's endangered rattlesnakes from becoming roadkill.

Alberta's Dinosaurs

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Paleontologists are convinced that there are more new species of dinosaurs in the badlands Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park just waiting to be…

Alberto

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

Check out this blimp that can maneuver like a helicopter.

Algoma Equinox

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2014

The Algoma Equinox battles fierce ice, howling winds and challenging waters to transport grain and iron ore.

Algonquin Telescope

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Thoth Technology is attempting resurrect the Algonquin Radio Observatory in time for a mission to Mars. But first, they literally have to work out…

Alligator Bite

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2012

Researchers pay a visit to Wes Moore's sanctuary for rescued alligators to measure the bite force of one of his largest 'gators.

Alpha Sphere

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

Musician and inventor Adam Place has designed the Alpha Sphere to make electronic music a more hands-on experience.

AlpTransit Tunnel

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

Eight hundred meters below the town of Sedrun, Switzerland, the world's longest railway tunnel is being carved out of the rock.

Alt E-Man

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2013

Inventor Lucien Gambarota is obsessed with finding simple ways to harness energy.

American Steel Studios

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

These California artists turn scrap metal into some the largest and most captivating metal sculptures ever seen and transporting them presents some…

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AMEX: Henry Ford

By PBS Distribution - 2009

HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century…

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AMEX: Silicon Valley

By PBS Distribution

SILICON VALLEY tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now…

Amsterdam Subway Expansion

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2007

Extending the Amsterdam subway is one of the most challenging construction projects in the world.

Analysing Visual Text in Newspapers: Images and Meaning

By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 1997

Using 'The Age' as a case study of how to analyse the non-print text of newspaper images, it examines the production of photography, cartoons and…

Ancient Beer

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2011

Fossil Fuels is the newest oldest beer in the world, brewed with yeast extracted from 45-million-year-old tree resin.

Anechoic Wind Tunnel

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2008

This specialized wind tunnel is used to study acoustic dynamics.

Animal Models

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2009

Jay gets a lesson in how modelers at the Royal Ontario Museum make such realistic lifelike animal models.