A new breed of dedicated visionaries is driving a technological revolution… creating extraordinary machines to help the planet and humankind. Narrated by David Oyelowo.
6 Episodes
Electric Vehicles
E1
Electric VehiclesThis film follows the emerging world of Electric Vehicles, the infrastructure needed for them, and the radical change we must make to the way we think about transport.
The Metaverse
E2
The MetaverseSome episodes of ETF are about entire industries, some about individual companies. This episode is different, it's about an idea, the Metaverse. The Metaverse is the successor to the Internet. It will change the lives of almost every human on the planet.
Hyperloop
E3
HyperloopVirgin Hyperloop is a train that runs inside a steel tunnel. This revolutionary vehicle floats along the track using magnetic levitation, and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. It's fully autonomous and enclosed.
Perpetual Power
E4
Perpetual PowerAll over the world, engineers and scientists are racing to solve one key problem: how to safely and efficiently store electricity at a huge scale but at a low cost. The quest is producing some truly remarkable ideas, and this episode details three of them.
Timber Skyscraper
E5
Timber SkyscraperConstruction currently accounts for a staggering percentage of the world’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This film explores the mind-blowing world of timber buildings for a more sustainable future.
The Race to Space
E6
The Race to SpaceA new era of space is dawning where small satellites no bigger than a shoebox will be deployed not in one or twos, but in their thousands - referred to as satellite swarms.
