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SciTech Now Episode 240

Season 2 Episode 240 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Purified waste water; origami saves lives; an food stamp app; new robotic technology

In this episode of SciTech Now, how farming companies are using a carbon rich material to enhance soils and purify waste water; can the Japanese art of paper folding, known as “origami,” save lives?; using apps to improve the lives of low-income Americans; and a look at innovative robotic technology being developed in Tokyo.

07/27/2016 | Rating NR

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SciTech Now Episode 240

Season 2 Episode 240 | 26m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

In this episode of SciTech Now, how farming companies are using a carbon rich material to enhance soils and purify waste water; can the Japanese art of paper folding, known as “origami,” save lives?; using apps to improve the lives of low-income Americans; and a look at innovative robotic technology being developed in Tokyo.

07/27/2016 | Rating NR

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