The New Alchemists

Horizon reports on scientists who are planning smart aircraft wings and smart buildings that can sense earthquakes.

Other episodes for this season

Awakening the Frozen Addicts
Episode 1 - Awakening the Frozen Addi...
Cheating Time
Episode 2 - Cheating Time
TB - The Forgotten Plague
Episode 3 - TB - The Forgotten Plague
No Ordinary Genius (1)
Episode 4 - No Ordinary Genius (1)
No Ordinary Genius (2)
Episode 5 - No Ordinary Genius (2)
Mars Alive
Episode 6 - Mars Alive
Suggers, Fruggers and Data-Muggers
Episode 7 - Suggers, Fruggers and Dat...
The Pyramid Builders
Episode 8 - The Pyramid Builders
Here Be Monsters
Episode 9 - Here Be Monsters
Iceman (Update)
Episode 10 - Iceman (Update)
Whatever Happened to Star Wars
Episode 11 - Whatever Happened to Star...
Resurrecting the Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode 12 - Resurrecting the Dead Sea...
Dante Goes to Hell
Episode 13 - Dante Goes to Hell
Ghosts in the Dinosaur Graveyard
Episode 14 - Ghosts in the Dinosaur Gr...
The New Alchemists
Episode 15 - The New Alchemists
Allergic to the 20th Century
Episode 16 - Allergic to the 20th Cent...
Wot U Looking At?
Episode 17 - Wot U Looking At?
The Electronic Frontier
Episode 18 - The Electronic Frontier
A Vital Poison
Episode 19 - A Vital Poison
Chimp Talk
Episode 20 - Chimp Talk
Life is Impossible
Episode 21 - Life is Impossible