WCNY SciTech Now
Technology To The Rescue!
Preview: Season 6 | 31s
Learn how Firefighters in CNY are using cutting edge technology to fight fires!
Find out how technology developed in CNY has changed fire prevention and fire fighting techniques and training. Hurricane hunters fly into the eye of the storm and utilize specialized aircrafts and instruments to collect vital data. One online platform aims to curb loneliness homebound senior citizens and how does food fit into STEM? One entrepreneur carves out a new niche in education.
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WCNY SciTech Now is a local public television program presented by WCNY
Underwriting support for SciTech Now provided by Mohawk Valley Community College
WCNY SciTech Now
Technology To The Rescue!
Preview: Season 6 | 31s
Find out how technology developed in CNY has changed fire prevention and fire fighting techniques and training. Hurricane hunters fly into the eye of the storm and utilize specialized aircrafts and instruments to collect vital data. One online platform aims to curb loneliness homebound senior citizens and how does food fit into STEM? One entrepreneur carves out a new niche in education.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipPreview: S6 | 30s | Learn about X-ray science at Cornell’s CHESS lab is expanding beyond the medical field. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | Learn about oil pipes in the ocean, an app for the car, and the tech behind football games (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | We explore the history of the science vs. religion debate and where there is middle ground (30s)
CNY Science & Engineering Fair
Preview: S6 | 30s | Behind the scenes at the CNY Science Fair with the students, mentors, and projects! (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | Bill Nye, bridging the digital divide in schools and breakthrough brain disease research. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | Travel the arctic with polar bears, solar power using wind and physics and the slap shot. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | SUNY ESF weighs in on the latest genetic research to save a tree from extinction. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | Experience this emerging sport where a tech savvy student takes on the pros. (30s)
Discovery, Urban Renewal and STEM
Preview: S6 | 30s | Discover new images of Pluto, how Detroit’s vacant lots get new life and can worms glow? (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | Take a dive to understand how climate change and the human footprint affect marine life. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 30s | We visit Cornell University where innovations in CEA are taking produce to the next level. (30s)
Preview: S6 | 31s | Learn how Firefighters in CNY are using cutting edge technology to fight fires! (31s)
CHESS: The X-rays of the Future
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Clip: S6 Ep613 | 12m 16s | Learn about X-ray science at Cornell’s CHESS lab is expanding beyond the medical field. (12m 16s)
Clip: S6 Ep613 | 2m 31s | A new upgrade is putting CHESS back at the forefront of research. (2m 31s)
Clip: S6 Ep613 | 1m 12s | Learn how CHESS is helping to make agriculture more nutritious and sustainable. (1m 12s)
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