Season 5

Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.

The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.

The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.

Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.

Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.

Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.

How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.

Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.

Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.

The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.

Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.

Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.

How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.

Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.

How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.

The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.

The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.

The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.

Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.

Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.