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NASA Helps to Battle Forest Fires (3:44)

Watch this NASA video to see California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger discuss some of the NASA AMES Research Center's newest technologies and how they're helping fight wildfires raging in California. Watch this remote controlled airplane fly.

Assembly Line: Cannondale Bicycles (6:49)

One focus at the upper end of the bicycle market is what differentiates Cannondale bicycles from the rest. Learn more about Cannondale Bicycles in this video from Discovery.

Deadliest Catch: Crane Pots Hydraulics (1:23)

Northwestern Deck Boss Edgar Hansen explains how cranes, pots, and hydraulics work to keep a crab boat running.

Solar Balloons (2:43)

Watch this Reuters video showing how solar balloons could solve power needs for remote areas. Designed by the Technion Institute of Technology, solar balloons could provide power without taking up valuable farmland or living space.

Video Goggles (1:16)

Watch this Reuters video showing how Japanese researchers are always able to remember where they put their keys. The "key" is to wear a pair of video goggles that identifies and records everything you see for instant playback.

Daily Planet: Global Consciousness (8:05)

Scientists are studying the electromagnetic reaction to major global events in hopes of explaining global consciousness. September 11th was one day when the changes in EGG's were extreme.

Traffic Jams: Gridlock Relief (3:31)

A traffic gauge is a hand-held wireless device that displays traffic conditions obtained from the department of transportation and updated about every 4 minutes, allowing drivers to avoid congestion and traffic accidents.

Daily Planet: Powered Prosthetics (4:48)

The MyoElectric prosthesis uses electrical signals to actually move the prosthetic appendage, but a new method that uses sounds made as muscles contract allows the patient to select the muscle to move, and a computer chip does the rest.