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  • Snapshots

    Molecular Gastronomer

    Broadcast
    2006 (14 mins)

    Rachel Edwards-Stuart is a biochemist who uses her skills to create exciting and different eating experiences - like bacon and egg-flavoured ice cream, or a drink that feels both hot and cold at the same time.

  • Snapshots

    Space Forester

    Broadcast
    2006 (14 mins)

    Yadvinder Malhi uses satellite imaging to monitor the growth of rainforests, measuring changes in the amount of carbon dioxide they absorb from the atmosphere.

  • Snapshots

    Building The Future

    Broadcast
    2006 (14 mins)

    Turning science fiction into reality, Dr James Cross designs wearable technology that fits as easily as clothing.

  • Snapshots

    How To Be A Mosquito Hunter

    Broadcast
    2005 (14 mins)

    Robert Hutchinson is one of the world s top mosquito researchers, quite an achievement for a former scaffolder who left school with no qualifications. Snapshots follows his remarkable journey from the...

  • Snapshots

    Unlocking Autism

    Broadcast
    2005 (14 mins)

    Dr Pam Heaton is a leading psychologist in the field of Autism, but her rise to prominence has been rapid and hides an unusual past. Pam used to be an opera singer and only took an interest in psychology...

  • Snapshots

    Leaping Into Uncertainty

    Broadcast
    2005 (14 mins)

    Profile of Dr Keith HUGHES, one of the world’s finest young scientists, who works in the field of complex mathematical equations and quantum theory, despite leaving school with no qualifications

  • Snapshots

    Engineering A New Life

    Broadcast
    2005 (14 mins)

    Faye works at the Lever Faberge plant in Leeds, the largest deodorant factory in Europe. She was headhunted to keep their state of the art production line running smoothly, both day and night. Faye stands...

  • Lab Rat

    Fit to Fly

    Broadcast
    2004 (28 mins)

    The Lab Rats, Mike Leahy and Zeron Gibson, face the most intense experience of their lives. They compete for a ride in the awesome F-16, the US Air Force fighter plane that can manoeuvre at a terrifying 9g....

  • Lab Rat

    Up all Night

    Broadcast
    2004 (28 mins)

    Tonight the Lab Rats explore a world without sleep. Aristotle believed that sleep resulted from warm air rising from the stomach while Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick suggested sleep allowed the brain to...

  • Lab Rat

    Able-bodied Semen

    Broadcast
    2004 (28 mins)

    Every sperm is sacred. But not all sperm are equal! This time the Lab Rats, Mike Leahy and Zeron Gibson, compete in a unique sporting event.... a sperm race! The race will prove which Lab Rat has the...