SINGAPORE, Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This September, join
hacker Josh Klein as he explores some of China's most innovative
experiments, technologies, and teams that are pushing the boundaries of human ingenuity, in the new three-part series from
Discovery Channel. Find out how China is leading a wave of global innovation on SMART CHINA, premiering on Discovery Channel on September 3rd as part of the channel's HOUR CHINA programming block which features the best of China.
Josh Klein is a hacker. He loves examining things - from systems to processes to animal
behavior - then, taking them apart and putting the pieces together again to produce something better and more efficient. On
each episode of SMART CHINA, Josh delves into how China - once known as
the world's biggest factory - transforms into the world's biggest laboratory of entrepreneurship and invention, to help us
live cleaner, greener, and smarter as we move into the next century.
The series will introduce unique new products and technologies such as the supercapacitor tram, food safety tracking systems,
visible light communication, a price comparison app, and autonomous drive technology. It will also examine how these innovations
could help address a number of environmental and lifestyle challenges faced in China, such as
air pollution, water scarcity, traffic congestion, and food safety.
Smart Move
Premieres 3rd September
Josh travels thousands of kilometers to meet with some of China's smartest minds,
learn about their unique innovations, and joins forces with a panel of experts to search for innovations that could radically
solve the world's transport problems. A super powered tram packed with supercharged capacitors is capable of travelling almost
ten kilometers on only ten seconds of charge. An incredible innovation has the potential to transform commercial air travel. An
innovative travel tool could make daily commutes more convenient. The future of transportation is here!
Smart Life
Premieres 10th September
In this episode, Josh unearths innovations that could radically transform our lives. An incredible tech uses naked
light to transmit digital data 10,000 times faster than today's Wi-Fi and it's near impossible to hack; an advanced food safety
tracking system ensures safety of produce from farm to table; and when self-propelled liquid metal robots find their feet and
walk into our daily lives, this could well usher in a new century where science fiction becomes science fact.
Smart Planet
Premieres 17th September
Creating a smarter planet for the future doesn't mean negating the past. In fact - quite the opposite, combining
traditional wisdom plus future tech equals a smart future. Josh investigates technology that could transform our lives and create
a clean, green Smart Planet. This episode unveils groundbreaking futuristic projects: an elegant innovation harnesses the power
of the sun like never before, maximizing plant growth and generating solar energy; a vehicle connected to the smart world around
could make our futuristic life safer and more efficient; coal - an ancient energy - is being revolutionized and
transformed into a clean green power source; and a living, breathing, cleaning machine has the ability to filter up to 2,400
cubic meters of polluted water a day.
SMART CHINA is produced by Discovery Channel in cooperation with the China
Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC).