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Click Season 24, Episode 26: A Collision of Science and Fiction
Spencer Kelly goes behind the scenes at CERN - home to the Large Hadron Collider and one of the largest scientific research centres in the world. He explores how the centre's cutting-edge research may help treat cancer in the future, how the science here has inspired authors of science fiction, and visits the Antimatter Factory. Watch Click Season 24, Episode 26 A Collision of Science and Fiction in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Click Season 24, Episode 26 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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The Greatest (Tech) Show on Earth
A special episode of Click from one of the world’s largest tech shows - CES in Las Vegas. The team try out the latest in haptic gloves - which could help us to touch and feel things in virtual worlds. Click also meet a visually impaired young woman who's invented a new aid to help people to navigate their lives and the CEO of vaccine company Moderna. They also test out the latest virtual reality headsets.
24 min
Looping Las Vegas
Click takes a road trip around Las Vegas - underground in the Loop tunnel system created by Elon Musk's Boring Company, above ground with the latest car sharing app, and in the sky with the latest attempt to create a flying car. And we test out the latest fitness gadgets, including a smart punch bag and a puncture proof bike.
25 min
Watch This Space
Marc Cieslak heads behind the scenes at Spaceport Cornwall. Also, Lara Lewington tests out the latest smart home gadgets, and Paul Carter takes a look at tech designed to help us save water.
25 min
Policing the Metaverse
Marc Cieslak visits Interpol HQ in Lyon to find out how the police agency is training to fight crime in virtual worlds. Lara Lewington tests out her superhuman strength with an exoskeleton designed to help warehouse workers. Plus, the team hear from the young people embracing retro technology.
25 min
3D-Printed Bones
Click explores some of the latest health tech developments, including 3D-printed bones for cancer patients and the latest devices to help us get a better night's sleep. Plus, Shiona McCallum has a horse-riding lesson with a difference, and LJ Rich checks out the tech behind a new ride at one of Europe's largest theme parks.
24 min
Game On
Steffan Powell explores why Helsinki has become a global hub for the mobile gaming industry, Alasdair Keane checks out the tech transforming the tourism industry, and the team chat to the visual effects team behind Oscar-nominated film Everything Everywhere All at Once.
24 min
Making Waves
Paul Carter visits Portugal to explore the tech behind a huge floating solar platform. And the team hears from the inventor of the Ocean Cleanup project about big plans to tackle plastic pollution. Plus, Marc Cieslak reviews the new PlayStation VR2 headset.
24 min
Storytelling: The Next Frontier
Nick Kwek meets Hollywood legend William Shatner, who is on a mission to make sure stories live forever. Spencer Kelly catches up with the creators of hit YouTube Channel The Slow Mo Guys. And we chat to the team behind the award-winning visual effects of Avatar: The Way of Water.
24 min
Winning Formula
This year's Formula 1 season is revving up, and Click has exclusive access to the Alpine F1 Team to explore the tech behind the racing. Plus, the team visits Austin, Texas, to find out how tech is transforming the construction industry – from 3D-printed houses, to self-driving forklifts.
24 min
Rockets and Rambling
Spencer Kelly gets up close to a rocket engine test in Austin, Texas, and Marc Cieslak hears about the latest space programme developments at Nasa. Plus, Shiona McCallum puts on her hiking boots to find out how digital maps are uncovering new walking routes in Scotland.
24 min
Bugs on the Menu
Lara Lewington visits an insect farm using artificial intelligence to solve a food problem and Alasdair Keane finds out how AI is changing the entertainment industry. Paul Carter also explores the robotic technology helping blind and low-vision workers in Austin, Texas.
24 min
Future of Food
Click visits Singapore, which has become a hotspot for food technology companies, all developing ways to help the country feed its growing population from scarce land resources. Spencer Kelly visits some of them and samples lab-created meat and milk.
24 min
Seoul Tech
Click takes a tour of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, which has more robots per head of population than any other country. The team also have an exclusive interview with the AI company at the centre of a media storm after its product was used to manipulate the voices of celebrities.
24 min
Forever Young?
Can we really change the way we age? In this Click special, Lara Lewington travels to California to meet the tech entrepreneurs and scientists researching whether the ageing process can be stopped, or even reversed.
25 min
Music Tech Special
Click explores the latest developments in music tech. Spencer Kelly meets a virtual band in South Korea. Nick Kwek finds out about gigging in the metaverse. Also, LJ Rich tries out the tech helping musicians from around the world collaborate in real-time.
24 min
Medical Marvels
Spencer Kelly finds out about the tech helping paralysed people to sing again. Laura Goodwin explores how electronic skin could play a huge part in the development of medical robots. Plus Martin Dougan tests out a wheelchair for beach adventurers.
24 min
Planes, Games and Automobiles
How far off are pilotless flights? Shiona McCallum travels to Toulouse to find out. Paul Carter tests out new tech that promises a smooth ride on bumpy roads. And Click speaks to the inventor of one of the most famous video games of all time - Tetris.
23 min
Tech Training Troops
Marc Cieslak finds out how technology is helping train British Army troops. Lara Lewington puts artificial intelligence fitness instructors to the test. Also, the augmented reality smart specs helping deaf people to see conversations.
24 min
Esports and Robot Chef
Alasdair Keane heads behind the scenes with McLaren Esports to find out their secret to success in the competitive gaming world. Lara Lewington explores the latest tech keeping track of our gut health and Nick Kwek is in a test kitchen meeting the robot chefs.
24 min
AI: What Next?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used to help our healthcare system? How can artists protect their work from the growing power of generative AI? Click explores some of the many ways that AI is changing the world around us and asks where it goes from here.
24 min
Glorious Gaming
Spencer Kelly meets the gamers competing in the UK's first live Fortnite tournament. Marc Cieslak chats to the boss of Xbox. Plus, can AI help to clean up sewage spills?
24 min
Reefs, Robots and Recycling
Can technology help to restore our oceans? Click is in Denmark to see how artificial reefs are being deployed to bring back marine life. And the team chat to the founder of Berlin's Greentech Festival and former racing driver, Nico Rosberg. Also, how artificial intelligence is being used to develop the latest robots.
24 min
Satellites and Electric Roads
Click takes a trip on a new hybrid train, which can switch between battery, electric and diesel power, and tests out an electrified road system in Sweden. Plus, the team investigate the issue of climate change misinformation on social media.
24 min
Lights, Camera, Action
Paul Carter heads to the iconic Pinewood Studios to take a tour of Sony's new virtual production space. And Lara Lewington explores the latest innovations hoping to reduce our plastic packaging problem.
24 min
AI at Wimbledon
Shiona McCallum heads behind the scenes at Wimbledon to find out how artificial intelligence is playing its part in this year's competition. James Clayton explores how tech is being used to detect deepfake images. Plus, Spencer Kelly catches up with Internet pioneer Vint Cerf.
24 min
A Collision of Science and Fiction
Spencer Kelly goes behind the scenes at CERN - home to the Large Hadron Collider and one of the largest scientific research centres in the world. He explores how the centre's cutting-edge research may help treat cancer in the future, how the science here has inspired authors of science fiction, and visits the Antimatter Factory.
24 min
Fast Food, Fast Fashion
Lara Lewington puts her feet up as she checks out the ultimate kitchen gadget - a robot that can cook over 5,000 recipes and even clean up after itself. The team visit a company with a new twist on the conventional driverless car. Also, how tech is helping the fashion industry clean up its act.
24 min
Tattoo Tech
August is festival time in Edinburgh, so Alasdair Keane goes behind the scenes at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to find out how tech makes this spectacular show sparkle. Spencer Kelly finds out how art and tech are working hand in hand to tell compelling stories. And Nick Kwek checks out three Fringe shows where the audience takes control.
24 min
Digital Diva
Shiona McCallum is in Berlin to meet a very different type of popstar. And the team hears from the creator of the world's first ballet inspired by artificial intelligence. Also, in the world of food and drink, Lara Lewington tests out lab grown cheese, while Nick Kwek finds out how whisky distilleries are using tech to be more environmentally friendly.
24 min
Tech Expo
Click heads to Berlin to explore the latest technology on show at the IFA exhibition - from robotics to wearable phone tech. Also, the team visits an airport that's been transformed into a tech hub.
24 min
Dementia, Disinformation and Diamonds
Lara Lewington finds out how virtual reality is being used to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Jacqui Wakefield investigates how AI videos are targeting children with disinformation. And the team explores the tech behind the lab-grown diamond industry.
24 min
Holocaust Education
Nick Kwek visits Meta in Berlin to find out how immersive technology is breathing new life into the way events of the past can be seen and heard today. And Alasdair Keane takes a trip to the dentist to explore how new tech is being used to identify the early stages of decay before it becomes a problem.
24 min
Art, AI and Spotify
Spencer Kelly tests out a new AI visual effects tool. Paul Carter is in Florence to see how technology has allowed restorers to reveal a 17th century artwork. Zoe Kleinman meets the founder of music streaming giant Spotify. And Lara Lewington explores the latest tech to help you manage an injury at home.
24 min
Going Electric
Lara Lewington visits car manufacturer Bentley to find out how it is making the shift to electric. James Clayton visits a community divided by Lithium mining - a key component of electric car batteries. And Alasdair Keane finds out how Nissan's Formula E team is trying to understand drivers' brains to improve performance.
25 min
AI: Friend or Foe?
To coincide with the world's first summit on artificial intelligence safety, Click reflects on stories it has covered this year in which AI has been used to find innovative solutions to pressing problems. We also look at how artists are protecting their work from the growing power of AI and speak to a leading computer scientist about the dangers the technology could pose in the future.
25 min
Drones, Phones and Tones
Click heads behind the scenes of Amazon's drone delivery service. LJ Rich asks how noise-cancelling technology works. And gone, but not forgotten - the story behind the creation of the Blackberry phone.
25 min
Tackling Wildfires
High-tech solutions are changing how we tackle wildfires. Paul Carter visits a forest near Berlin to see how one company is working to prevent fires from taking hold in the first place. And Alasdair Keane is at a food factory to find out how AI listening devices are identifying faults in machinery.
24 min
Journey Into Space
Spencer Kelly catches up with astronaut Tim Peake about the history of space exploration, the pioneers who helped us get there and what the future could hold. And Paul Carter is in Germany to see how one company is aiming to make the space race more equitable.
24 min
Sustainability Stories
Click explores the latest sustainable technology solutions around the world - from a new electric passenger ferry in Sweden, to the race to recycle wind turbines in Denmark, and the solar technology helping farmers in India to reduce food waste
24 min
Women in Tech
Click hears from women at the forefront of the latest technology and innovation: the scientists exploring the idea of delaying the menopause, the founder of a new digital space built for women, and a fashion designer using AI to bring her collections to the catwalk.
24 min
Smart Homes
Click visits a new project in Sweden to find out how it’s using the latest smart technologies to build an energy-efficient residential community. And the team explores new tech being trialled in Scotland to bring wind power generation to homes and businesses.
24 min
Grids and Games
Click is in Brazil to visit the tech initiative aiming to make the country's low-income Favelas more connected. Plus the team goes behind the scenes of the massively popular video game Fortnite, as it launches a high-profile collaboration with Lego.
25 min
AI, Animation and Art
Spencer Kelly checks out the fast-moving developments in artificial intelligence and filmmaking. And Lara Lewington explores the impact of art on our brains. Plus, the team pays a visit to Blenheim Palace to see how tech is helping to protect its historic trees.
25 min