Gadget

Inside the hold of an aircraft is a system that moves aircraft cargo with almost zero friction. Could this technology be used to isolate a house when the ground trembles? The team tests this theory by building an artificial earthquake machine.

There's almost nothing that can stop a determined hijacker driving a stolen 18 wheeler.

The team takes on more extreme experimentation when they have an idea to curb the thousands of railway crossing accidents each year by placing giant airbags on the front of a train to push cars safely out of the way.

It's the stuff of movies: a speeding car careens off a road and plummets into a deep ravine, bursting into flames. It's a smash Lab cliffhanger!