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Deep-sea Drilling to Discover Megaquake Mechanism (2x13)

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J-Innovators: Peeling Machine Skins Potatoes in a Flash What's new about a machine that can peel potatoes, you might ask? Well, this week's innovator has come up with a device that can do something others can't. His machine can take potatoes of all shapes and sizes, and transform them into a smooth, evenly peeled product that looks as if it was peeled by hand. The other amazing thing about this machine is that it doesn't use any blades, but an innovative metal drum assembly instead. Michelle Yamamoto interviews our innovator to learn more about his remarkable device. Tune in and see for yourself! Science News Watch: A First in Flying Squid Footage Science Watcher Eiji Mizushima is intrigued by rare aerial footage of a school of flying squid captured by a team from Hokkaido University. The school of about 100 squids were observed in the Pacific about 600 km east of Tokyo. The creatures were caught leaping balletically into the air. Find out how far they jump, and how they do it! The Leading Edge: Deep-sea Drilling to Discover Megaquake Mechanism Scientists bore a drill 1,000m below the seafloor of the 7,000m deep Japan Trench. What was the purpose of this rather daring undertaking? They were drilling at the boundary of 2 quake-causing tectonic plates hoping to shed light on what caused the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011 in northern Japan. Working at these depths is no walk in the park. They were lucky to have Japan's state-of-the-art deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu, but did they succeed in recovering samples from 8,000m below the ocean's surface? Did they find clues to the cause of the March 11 disasters? Don't miss this report to find out.