QUEST

Inventing the Future: Bikes, Bugs and Fashionistas

Season 7 Episode 708 | 26m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

Go behind the scenes with a North Carolina inventor bridging the gap between bicycles and cars with his sun-powered velomobile; meet an Ohio engineer transforming flies into fishmeal; and visit a Nebraska textile engineer converting corn husks into fashion. Also, discover a vast network of ocean observatories offering unprecedented views of the Pacific seafloor.

Aired: 04/08/14

Rating: NR

Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning

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Funding for QUEST is provided by the National Science Foundation.