After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.
How do they drill through a kilometre of solid rock to find the hidden riches in the desert, pick 20,000 oranges a minute for juice, and get glass to curve without cracking? S6, Ep7
How do they service the A380, the world's largest plane? Plus, how do they generate 500,000 kWh from 1oz of uranium, and build and tune a piano to concert standard? S6, Ep8
How do they make the magic suits that stop jet pilots blacking out when they are flying, and how can a robo-cop stop a stolen car without a high-speed chase? S6, Ep10
How do they program robots to build cars, how are wine bottles sealed, and how can sea water be transformed into fresh drinking water? S6, Ep11
Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round. S6, Ep13
How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz in champagne. S6, Ep14
How have they designed a car that can call the emergency services? How is metal turned into magnets? And how are the biggest ships propelled? S6, Ep15
How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley? S6, Ep16
How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents? S6, Ep18
How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper? S6, Ep19