Laptop Orchestra: The Next Step in Computer Music

20 MacBook computers with special speakers played by tilting the machines, tapping keys, and striking or strumming trackpads. Credit: The Next Step

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All Episodes of The Next Step with Richard Hart

Join Richard Hart and his crew across the US and around the world as they get their hands - and camera lenses - on fascinating and disruptive technologies.

Episode 1
Eyes of the Gods: Breathtaking New Time-Lapse Movie Tech

Adapting a technique from NASA's interplanetary missions, photographers can now expose everything from...
Episode 2
Mutant Plants Cultivated: Odd Growth in the 'Gene-House'

Researchers build the world's largest library of food plant genes by finding mutant genes, then grow...
Episode 3
Laser TV - The Next Step in Flat Screens

LCD and plasma TV's can only reproduce about 60% of the colors your eye can see. New laser-pumped screens...
Episode 4
Fuel and Fun from Programmed Microbes

To brew fuel in beer vats, the new field of synthetic biology programs the genetic code of yeast the...
Episode 5
New 'Super-Dirt' Saves Horses and Riders

New human-engineered composite 'sand' on horse tracks prevents injury and never gets muddy.
Episode 6
Fido Finder - Using Satellites to Track Your Dog

GPS devices, worn on dogs' collars, report positions to the pets' owners, sounding an alarm when Bowser...
Episode 7
Robot Guitar: The Next Step in Tuning Up

Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak tries out his new self-tuning Robot Guitar
Episode 8
Laptop Orchestra: The Next Step in Computer Music

20 MacBook computers with special speakers played by tilting the machines, tapping keys, and striking...
Episode 9
The Next Step in Revolutionary Electronics

Accidental discovery of the elusive "memristor" electronic component. It could soon replace both RAM...
Episode 10
After You Die, Your Data Lives On

Watch what can transpire - after you expire - if you don't leave your login info for your loved ones...

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Harnessing Wave Energy

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Laptop Orchestra: The Next Step in Computer Music

All Episodes of The Next Step with Richard Hart

Eyes of the Gods: Breathtaking New Time-Lapse Movie Tech

Mutant Plants Cultivated: Odd Growth in the 'Gene-House'

Laser TV - The Next Step in Flat Screens

Fuel and Fun from Programmed Microbes

New 'Super-Dirt' Saves Horses and Riders

Fido Finder - Using Satellites to Track Your Dog

Robot Guitar: The Next Step in Tuning Up

Laptop Orchestra: The Next Step in Computer Music

The Next Step in Revolutionary Electronics

After You Die, Your Data Lives On

In the News

Harnessing Wave Energy

Fido Finder - Using Satellites to Track Your Dog

Star Trek's Warp Drive: Are We There Yet?

How the Brain Changes as We Grow Up