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STORM PREDICTION |
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Violent weather touches thousands of lives, homes and businesses around the world every year. Billions of dollars are spent on clean up and reconstruction. Climatologists and meteorologists at places like the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Oklahoma and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are inventing new technologies in an attempt to predict nature’s fury. 16:18
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VIRUSES: INVESTIGATING VIRAL EPIDEMICS |
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These pirates of the microbial world are fierce opponents for medical scientists. This program examines the scientific battles being fought in laboratories against new diseases and evolving old ones. Big questions continue to plague scientists—“How can viral epidemics erupt suddenly worldwide?” and “If we can’t ‘catch’ a virus like we do a bacterial infection, then how do we get a virus?” 15:20 |
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A FRESH WATER SPRING IN SALT WATER
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Though 70% of Earth’s surface is water, only approximately 2.5% is fresh water. The need to ensure drinking water for the planet is vital. In an endeavor to help replenish fresh water for the planet, scientists on the Minibex research vessel are creating a way to capture and deliver to the surface this precious sub-marine commodity without depleting or damaging the ecosystem from which it is drawn. Their research source is the salty Mediterranean Sea. 16:44
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DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
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Advanced digital technology (i.e. 3D-terrain maps, laser pantographs, digital photographs, satellite data) is increasing our understanding of the architectural structures of antiquity. The multi-faceted world of digital technology aids archaeologists by supporting data management and by making visual presentations more realistic. The ancient city of Troy is re-discovered in this fascinating program. 15:32 |
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PLASMA: AN UNLIMITED ENERGY SOURCE
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The fourth phase or state of Matter is plasma. Scientists artificially generate it to make useful products such as computer and plasma TV screens. And interesting things such as plasma lamps. This program investigates a variety of applications of plasma technology, particularly for energy fusion, and the allied industries making and using it. 15:00 |
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DISCOVERY - HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY... & NIGHT SKY - NAVIGATING THE CONSTELLATIONS |
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Discovery is a brief history from: ancient Babylon to 20th century Edwin Hubble, inventor of the classification system for galaxies and more. Night Sky is a beginner’s guide to finding 88 constellations and key navigational stars. Polaris, the Northern hemisphere guide, is virtually stationary - at least for the next 4000 years. The Southern Cross serves as a guide in the Southern hemisphere. 20:00 |
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HIGH HOPES • SPACE STATIONS... & WHITHER? - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT |
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Construction of the International Space Station (ISS) began in 1998. It is currently the largest structure assembled in Earth - orbit. This program reviews the history of this tremendous international undertaking. Also discussed is our long history of attempting to escape Earth’s gravity. From the first fireworks rockets invented by the Chinese before the 10th century to manned spaceflight to the Moon (1972) and to Mars (projected for 2030 according the European Space Agency and NASA proposal.) 20:00
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