Cool Stuff: How It Works

Uncovers the secrets behind how firefighters endure the most intense fires, how crime fighters capture suspects using distinctive heat signatures and state-of-the-art chemistry that can prevent being engulfed in a wildfire.

Explores what powers the world's fastest electric car, how one halts a bullet in its tracks and how to capture the blink of an eye.

Explores Osprey, one of the American Defense Force's most advanced and adaptable aircraft, the mechanics of wingless human flight within a vast wind tunnel and the invisible air and its behaviours, offering a different perspective on flight.

Explores the world of high security and how science keeps coming up with methods to safeguard the public from personal attacks, in risky jobs and while travelling on airplanes.

Explores how 3D ultrasound has revolutionised heart surgery, the fascinating sci-fi world of the bionic limb and how the architecture of human veins can identify precisely who someone is.

Explores new methods for managing explosions and captivating explosions.