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What's The Next Big Thing?

Clip: Season 5 Episode 6 | 52m 57s

Greet the future: social robots, a "smart" electric grid & microbes that make diesel fuel.

Aired: 02/23/11 | Rating: NR

Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Additional funding is provided by George D. Smith.

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