John describes his family's search for his father's submarine which was mysteriously lost in World War II.

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Dean founded an organization to change the country's culture to respect science, technology and math. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is rapidly taking hold of students imagination. Dean explains how it works.

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Most of the earth's undersea surface is unexplored. Dave shows how WHOI is using sophisticated robots to explore this uncharted world.

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Chuck has the amazing ability of taking everyday objects and re-conceiving them so they fold up in unique ways.  He reinvents the wheel, the box and even the presentation screen itself.

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The folks at Idealab have figured out a way to cheaply print 3-dimensional objects. Howard shows how this breakthrough works and will change the world.

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While running MIT's Center for Bits & Atoms, Neil realized that fabricating things has become cheaper and easier. Neil talks about the FabLab project that distributes sophisticated fabrication machinery to the technology underserved.

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Developing the South Bronx is a lot more than building affordable housing. Majora has installed one of Neil's FabLabs. She looks holistically at the problems of sustainability and has a keen focus on environmental as well as educational issues.

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A semi-serious yet hilarious tour de force of Power Point and data slides prove that high-speed data lines can't keep up with Yossi's diligent data carrying pigeons and snails.

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Renown leader of CMU's famed robotics labs, Red talks about real robot vehicles and their uses. He explains how Sandstorm  and Highlander worked in the last DARPA Challenge. He shows how hard the new DARPA Urban Challenge is going to be.

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MAKE Magazine is an homage to the build-it-yourself mags of old but with a 21st century focus.The projects are well though out and easy to build. PT views the cultural benefits of learning to experiment far out-weighs today's perceived liabilities.

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Did you ever want to jam a cell phone? Have the spokes of your bicycle display Pacman figures (electronically)? Limor presents some of the brilliant electronics kits that she has conceived in the spirit of MAKE Magazine.

Racing cars is a fast and dangerous sport. Granger and the Rocket Racing League are dramatically one-upping the sport by using rocket powered planes to race through the air.

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Wouldn't it be great if you can see all of your voicemails as email? Jamie and the folks at Simulscribe thought so as well. Hear Jamie describe the launch of his new company.

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What would happen if all of the WiFi in the world was free and open? Andrew discusses his project that allows people who share their own WiFi to, in turn, share others.

Ron is a master craftsman who simply likes to add jet engines to small vehicles. This, no doubt, is the fastest bug on earth.

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It is the rare man who lands his hot air balloon in New York's Central Park and walks away to tell the story.  Tom is such a man with such a story.

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Launch 5 is a police boat with a fascinating history. Bill tells the story of the vessel from its years of service to its demise and resurrection.

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A very young, serial entrepreneur, Roei shows his Zlango pictogram messaging software that allows people of diverse languages and cultures to communicate.

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