Fog Catchers

October 28, 2017

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The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - S4 - E5

Host Mo Rocca shows us the social worker who created a wireless phone-charging purse; reversing hidden hunger by enhancing food nutrition; the daddy of java, Mr. Coffee; and, turning fog into water.

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The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Season 4 - 26 Episode s

4x1 - Luxury Tree Houses
September 30, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the man making mansions in the trees; the innovator turning your smart phone into an underwater camera; making Mexico’s highways greener with vertical gardens; and, when the railroad world ditched steam for diesel.
4x2 - Inland Surf Park
October 7, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us an innovative surf park in the North Wales countryside; stopping police chases with a tire lasso; the watch for the blind getting popular with the sighted; and the speed of flight, from the Wright brothers to space.
4x3 - Globe Maker
October 14, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the London innovator creating artistic globes of the world; the woman who took her grandmother’s tea recipe to make food last longer; the drone finding and clearing landmines from war-torn countries; and, the place where modern-day technology began.
4x4 - Gloving
October 21, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the new art form of lighting your fingertips; inventing the alien rock grabber; earbuds that translate languages in real time; and, the history of roads connecting the country.
4x5 - Fog Catchers
October 28, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the social worker who created a wireless phone-charging purse; reversing hidden hunger by enhancing food nutrition; the daddy of java, Mr. Coffee; and, turning fog into water.
4x6 - Origami Kayak
November 4, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the fold-up kayak; the British inventor changing hair color with the wind; how Thomas Edison inadvertently invented the electric tattoo pen; and, the mesmerizing movements of the Strandbeest.
4x7 - Shoes That Grow
November 11, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the art of the folding pop-up greeting cards; the inventor of shoes that grow along with the child’s foot; tents that are taking to the trees; and, how electricity first moved from the lab to the home.
4x8 - Floating Hammocks
November 18, 2017
Host Mo Rocca shows us the innovation of floating down a river on a hammock; the fingerprint padlock; looking back at the female pioneers of the sky; and, saving eyesight in Africa with a smartphone app.
4x9 - Peg Leg Crutch
January 13, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the hands-free peg leg crutch for leg injuries; the latest inventions for pregnancy and babies; smelling the world with your phone; and, the reading book that taught our ancestors.
4x10 - Telehealth
January 20, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the cargo carrier that follows you; the device that allows doctors to examine you from the other side of the world; a new spin on the old-world butter churn; and, when the car industry moved to muscle cars.
4x11 - Bat Hotel
January 27, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the bat B&B keeping bugs at bay; the wristband saving electrical workers from shocking danger; the historic balloon reaching the stratosphere; and, the kinder, gentler horseshoe.
4x12 - United Kingdom Innovations
February 3, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the latest innovations coming out of London and Wales, including an inland surfing park; hair coloring that changes with wind and temperature; earbuds that translate foreign languages in real time; and, Edison’s delivery room for the technology boom.
4x13 - 3D Printing Inventor
February 10, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the underwater drone bringing bait to the fish; the inventor of 3D printing; updates on past innovators; and, how railroad signals changed train traffic.
4x14 - Sound Tunnels
February 17, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us tunnels of sound with directional speakers; how silver thread has put an end to smelly clothes; the first modern copying machine; and, an innovative manual clothes washer.
4x15 - Solar Grill
February 24, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the fireless grill that cooks using heat from the sun; the sponge that can sop up ocean oil spills; the scuba diving tank you can pump up by hand; and, the innovator whose “car of tomorrow” failed to catch on.
4x16 - Food Huggers
March 3, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the women who invented a new way to keep food fresh; the inventor of the self-cleaning gym bag; the newest way to travel with wheels on your feet; and, the designer who changed the world’s taste.
4x17 - Stress Wristbands
March 10, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the wristband that relieves stress; a chair that makes you balance and sit up straight; the personal air monitor; and, the history of clocks.
4x18 - Female Inventors
March 31, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the woman who used her grandmother’s tea to keep food from spoiling; the social worker who invented the phone charging purse; the scientist who took a balloon into the stratosphere; and the new take on the age-old butter churner.
4x19 - Spray-on Touchscreen
April 7, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the underwater trash can cleaning up harbors; the spray-on touchscreen that can change the computing world; concrete cloth building fast, rock-hard homes; and, the history of roadside lodging.
4x20 - Super Soaker Inventor
April 14, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the rocket scientist who invented the Super Soaker squirt gun; the street-traveling delivery robot; the light that uses gravity as power; and, the historic Le Mans race between Ford and Ferrari.
4x21 - Magnetic Design
April 21, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows the amazing designs of magnetic liquid; the app that can detect head injuries; the drone planting forests; and, the history of the lathe which changed machinery.
4x22 - 100th Episode
April 28, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the best of our first 100 shows, including the wolves of Yellowstone; the teen who created an app to help those being bullied in school; the Jetman who flies with wings on his back; and, the story of Rosa Parks and restoring the bus where she made history.
4x23 - Girls Who Code
May 5, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the woman who started an organization to encourage young women to learn computer coding; the man who created a paper airplane drone; how designers Charles and Ray Eames used design to teach math; and, the glove helping the disabled.
4x24 - Segway Inventor
May 12, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the cat backpack; the man who invented the Segway; we get inventive advice from the innovators we’ve profiled; and, the history of pressed glass.
4x25 - Artificial Arm Inventor
May 19, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the inexpensive artificial arm invented by a teen; the mouthpiece that’s an automatic toothbrush; the mechanical snake that seeks out water pollution; and, the machine based on early computer theories.
4x26 - Strandbeest
May 26, 2018
Host Mo Rocca shows us the innovation of floating down a river on a hammock; the inventor of shoes that grow along with the child’s foot; the mesmerizing movements of the wind-driven sculptures called Strandbeests; and, how electricity first moved from the lab to the home.

Fog Catchers

The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation - S4 - E5

The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Season 4 - 26 Episode s

4x1 - Luxury Tree Houses

4x2 - Inland Surf Park

4x3 - Globe Maker

4x4 - Gloving

4x5 - Fog Catchers

4x6 - Origami Kayak

4x7 - Shoes That Grow

4x8 - Floating Hammocks

4x9 - Peg Leg Crutch

4x10 - Telehealth

4x11 - Bat Hotel

4x12 - United Kingdom Innovations

4x13 - 3D Printing Inventor

4x14 - Sound Tunnels

4x15 - Solar Grill

4x16 - Food Huggers

4x17 - Stress Wristbands

4x18 - Female Inventors

4x19 - Spray-on Touchscreen

4x20 - Super Soaker Inventor

4x21 - Magnetic Design

4x22 - 100th Episode

4x23 - Girls Who Code

4x24 - Segway Inventor

4x25 - Artificial Arm Inventor

4x26 - Strandbeest

The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: All seasons

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8

S9: Season 9

S10: Season 10