
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.
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SciTech Now is a local public television program presented by WLIW PBS

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.
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