简介
In three amazing episodes, NatureTech views the world with fresh eyes, where nature and technology stand hand in hand. This series investigates how flies improve search and rescue; termite feces helps builders; pine cones inspire new-age apparel and sharks Olympic swimsuits; nanotechnology mimics moths; Arctic poppies influence eco-friendly architecture; cockroaches inspire space engineers; fish become cars and airplanes take the shape of birds. NatureTech won an Emmy Award for Cinematography in the Nature Documentaries/Dramatic Recreations category for Magic of Motion, a Gold Parent's Choice Foundation Award and the Best Limited Series Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, among other nominations. EPISODES INCLUDE: Magic of Motion: An Emmy Award-winner (nominated twice), this episode shows the aerodynamics of how animals walk, swim and fly. All the Wright Brothers needed to do was look up...to the turkey vulture Nature inspired man's earliest motion and continues to do so today. The Material World: Nature is full of amazing materials, tougher than steel and sharper than our finest optics, and uses them in extraordinary ways. Scientists look for materials that are warmer, smarter, stronger and more eco-friendly. Energy is the Key: Sunlight and plants, the alchemy of life. Human mastery of fire freed us from energy constraints, but at what cost The search for new ways to live on our planet.
