SciTech Now

Science and Nature Series / 6 Seasons

SciTech Now captures the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and innovation. With anchor Hari Sreenivasan, we check out the hottest gadgets, meet the innovators creating the startups of tomorrow and map out the mysteries of the scientific world.

Watch Latest: S6 E20

27m 16s

SciTech Now: Episode 620

S6 E20 / 27m 16s

In this edition of SciTech Now, researchers develop technology to help victims of partner abuse; a museum uses digital technology to help students improve their critical thinking skills; a young entrepreneur creates head impact sensors; a company develops technology to track water usage.

SciTech Now: Episode 619

S6 E19 / 27m 16s

In this edition of SciTech Now, scientists discover a giant aquifer beneath the ocean floor; programs to help students gain experience working with composites; a team works to make skin cancer detection less invasive; citizen scientists in Alaska share information about events on land and sea.

SciTech Now: Episode 618

S6 E18 / 26m 46s

In this edition of SciTech Now, learning how spoken language developed and how our brains manage it; new approaches to eye care; citizen scientists clean trash that is washing up on the beaches of Maui; high schoolers prepare for a spoken word performance on climate change.

SciTech Now: Episode 617

S6 E17 / 26m 46s

In this edition of SciTech Now, learning about John Houbolt, a NASA engineer who figured out how to land astronauts on the moon; a spider's ability to use multiple types of silk for different reasons; scientists develop a wristband that measures cellular properties; a company builds homes for the homeless using 3D printing technology.

SciTech Now: Episode 616

S6 E16 / 26m 46s

In this edition of SciTech Now, cryptocurrencies and the underlying technology known as blockchain; researching the chemicals in our water systems; sampling and photographing bacteria on subway lines; understanding the significance of frogs as an indicator of environmental health.

SciTech Now: Episode 615

S6 E15 / 27m 16s

In this edition of SciTech Now, the bias in artificial intelligence technology; a community advocate helping residents get their water turned back on; a program offering opportunities for students interested in the automotive industry; a phenology trail to help people better understand the seasons.

SciTech Now: Episode 614

S6 E14 / 27m

In this edition of SciTech Now, what we know and don't know about gravity; developing crops that can grow and survive year-round; the reflective proteins inside squid eyes; a high school class teaching tech lessons for the future.

SciTech Now: Episode 613

S6 E13 / 26m 49s

In this edition of SciTech Now, scientists capture the first image of a black hole; what it takes to make tech driven education successful; a massive gull colony at Mono Lake in California; hands on experience using real tech equipment.

SciTech Now: Episode 612

S6 E12 / 26m 46s

In this edition of SciTech Now, scientists create meat in petri dishes; parents question the number of devices in the classroom; developers and engineers in Southern California make skyscrapers and towers earthquake safe using the latest technology.

SciTech Now: Episode 604

S6 E4 / 26m 46s

In this episode of SciTech Now, launching a mission to Saturn's largest moon, delivering the water we drink, an online platform helps keeps students in school and the mind of the octopus.

SciTech Now Episode 603

S6 E3 / 26m 46s

In this episode of SciTech Now, the first woman dean of New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, the search for life on other planets, the science of the sleeping lemur and strategies for a zero waste footprint.

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