NOVA
Making Stuff Cleaner (#3804)
Explores how materials used to make fuel cells, quantum computers and more are shaping the future. [56 minutes]
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NOVA | Making Stuff: Cleaner | PBS (#3804)
Full Program: Can innovative materials help solve the energy crisis and lead to a sustainable future? 53:07
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NOVA | Making Stuff Cleaner | Preview | PBS (#3804)
Most modern materials are dangerous to the environment, but what about cleaning up our world? Batteries grown from... 00:31
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NOVA | Making Stuff | Interview with host David... (#3804)
Invisibility cloaks. Spider silk that is stronger than steel. Plastics made of sugar that dissolve in landfills.... 01:01
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NOVA | Making Stuff: Cleaner Preview | PBS (#3804)
Can innovative materials help solve the energy crisis and lead to a sustainable future? David Pogue investigates. 00:30
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NOVA | Decoding Neanderthals | PBS (#4002)
Full Program: Shared DNA reveals a deep connection with our long-vanished human cousins. 53:07
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 6-8, 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Series Length
- 374 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 61 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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Series Description: PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Rise of the Drones (#4003)
The explosive growth of airborne pilotless drones is transforming the armed forces of every nation. [56 minutes]
- Wed, January 23, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, January 24, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, January 24, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, January 24, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
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Ice Age Death Trap (#3905)
Preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts are uncovered in the Rockies. [56 minutes]
- Sun, January 27, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
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Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (#4004)
Forensic techniques are used to find out what really happened to Charles Lindbergh's baby in 1932. [56 minutes]
- Wed, January 30, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, January 31, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, January 31, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, January 31, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, February 2, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sun, February 3, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Building Pharaoh's Chariot (#4005)
Archaeologists, engineers and woodworkers test highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. [56 minutes]
- Wed, February 6, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, February 7, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 7, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 7, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sat, February 9, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
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Earth from Space (#4006)
NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences. [116 minutes]
- Wed, February 13, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, February 14, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 14, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 14, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, February 17, 12:00 AM on IPTV
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Mind of a Rampage Killer (#4008)
NOVA correspondent Miles O'Brien investigates new theories about what compels rampage killers. [56 minutes]
- Wed, February 20, 8:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, February 21, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 21, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Sun, February 24, 11:00 PM on IPTV World
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Ancient Computer (#4007)
An ancient Greek device in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck turns out to be the world's first computer. [56 minutes]
- Sun, February 24, 12:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, February 26, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
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Japan's Killer Quake (#3810)
A look at the science behind the catastrophe includes eyewitness videos and on-the-spot reporting. [56 minutes]
- Wed, February 27, 9:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, February 28, 7:00 AM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 28, 1:00 PM on IPTV World
- Thu, February 28, 6:00 PM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of NOVA aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Decoding Neanderthals (#4002)
- Ice Age Death Trap (#3905)
- Doomsday Volcanoes (#4001)
- Building The Great Cathedrals (#3711)
- Quest for Solomon's Mines (#3716)
- Secrets of Stonehenge (#3715)
- Building Pharaoh's Ship (#3702)
- Riddles of the Sphinx (#3703)
- Hunting The Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe (#3709)
- Hunting The Edge of Space - The Mystery of the Milky Way (#3708)
- Inside The Megastorm (#3916)
- Ultimate Mars Challenge (#3915)
- Mystery of Easter Island (#3914)
- Ghosts of Machu Picchu (#3704)
- Making Stuff Cleaner (#3804)
- Making Stuff Smaller (#3803)
- Iceman Murder Mystery (#3815)
- Making Stuff Stronger (#3802)
- Forensics on Trial (#3912)
- Secrets of the Viking Sword (#3913)
- Trapped In An Elevator (#3713)
- Making Stuff Smarter (#3805)
- Engineering Ground Zero (#3811)
- Emergency Mine Rescue (#3712)