Horizons
Nanotechnology
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This time on Horizons Adam Shaw finds out how Nanotechnolgy is being used to detect breast cancer. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe
This time on Horizons Adam Shaw finds out how Nanotechnolgy is being used to detect breast cancer. Show more
30 minutes
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This time on Horizons Adam Shaw travels to New York and meets Dickson Despommier a pioneer of sky scraper Urban Agriculture. Show more
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Adam is in Toronto to meet the team behind Bio Diaspora, a new technology which can map the spread of disease pandemics. Show more
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In this episode of Horizons Adam Shaw is at Cornell University looking at three-dimensional bio-printing of body parts. Show more
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This time on Horizons Adam Shaw joins the Philadelphia Fire Department to trial the Quadrocopter, a new aerial mapping robot which could help rescue personnel. Show more
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Adam Shaw visits the world's largest Eco City development in Tianjin, China and Saima Mohsin travels to Bangalore to to look at a low carbon housing development. Show more
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In this episode of Horizons Saima Mohsin travels to the Netherlands to see the first lab grown hamburger. Adam Shaw visits Brazil to look at the bio-fortification of crops.
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Horizons is in Sao Paolo Brazil, looking at the latest security innovations being deployed in one of Latin America's largest cities. Show more
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This time on Horizons, Saima Mohsin is in California to see how bacteria are being harnessed to turn human waste into biodegradable plastics. Show more
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Horizons investigates how innovations in city planning, regeneration and urban renewal are providing solutions for sustainable urban living as cities expand. Show more
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Adam Shaw travels to Silicon Valley to meet Professor Mason Peck, Chief Technology Officer for NASA. Show more
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This time on Horizons, Adam Shaw meets Nobel Laureate for Chemistry Sir Harry Kroto to discuss the future of renewable energy. Show more
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In this episode of Horizons Adam Shaw talks to Professor Stuart Haszeldine OBE, a global authority on carbon dioxide and climate change to discuss new technologies to reduce CO2 em Show more
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Adam Shaw travels to Boston to explore how science and technology are being used to plan for the future to reduce the social and economic impact of an older global population. Show more
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Adam Shaw meets Lord Professor Ara Darzi, Chairman of Surgery at Imperial College London to discuss how the global burden of disease is changing. Show more
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Adam Shaw meets Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia to discuss how the explosion of the internet is playing a radical role in improving the lives of millions of people. Show more
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Adam Shaw travels to New York to meet globally renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs to discuss the challenge we face in securing our food supply in the decades ahead. Show more
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Adam Shaw talks to world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to discuss how architects and designers are using the latest innovations to better plan for the city of the future. Show more
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Adam Shaw travels to Detroit in the Midwest of the U.S. to talk to Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of the Ford Motor Company about his vision for mass mobility. Show more
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Adam Shaw finds out more about the growing global issue of food waste from the director general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Dr Jose Graziano da Silva. Show more