FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Infinity Entertainment Group & Smithsonian Networks Proudly Present
NatureTech
The Answers Are Out There...In Nature!
Emmy® Award-Winning, Visually Spectacular Series
Coming to DVD in Stores Everywhere Jan. 13th
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1, 2009 - Join Smithsonian Channel™ for a unique perspective and visually spectacular look (winner of an Emmy Award for cinematography for "Magic of Motion") at nature's ingenious designs in
NatureTech, coming to DVD Jan. 13 from Infinity Entertainment Group.
This multi-award-winning series examines "biomimetics," the evolving science of looking to nature for answers to modern problems...often in unexpected ways.
In Earth's 4 billion-year history, from the highest mountain to the deepest ocean, nature has solved all of life's problems. Evolution is the ultimate inventor and many of man's most-clever engineering solutions have exact counterparts in nature.
In three amazing episodes,
NatureTech views the world with fresh eyes, where nature and technology stand hand in hand. This series investigates how flies improve search and rescue; termite feces helps builders; pine cones inspire new-age apparel and sharks Olympic swimsuits; nanotechnology mimics moths; Arctic poppies influence eco-friendly architecture; cockroaches inspire space engineers; fish become cars and airplanes take the shape of birds.
NatureTech won an Emmy Award for Cinematography in the Nature Documentaries/Dramatic Recreations category for "Magic of Motion," a Gold Parent's Choice Foundation Award and the Best Limited Series Award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, among other nominations.
EPISODES INCLUDE:
- Magic of Motion: An Emmy Award-winner (nominated twice), this episode shows the aerodynamics of how animals walk, swim and fly. All the Wright Brothers needed to do was look up...to the turkey vulture? Nature inspired man's earliest motion and continues to do so today.
- The Material World: Nature is full of amazing materials, tougher than steel and sharper than our finest optics, and uses them in extraordinary ways. Scientists look for materials that are warmer, smarter, stronger and more eco-friendly.
- Energy is the Key: Sunlight and plants, the alchemy of life. Human mastery of fire freed us from energy constraints, but at what cost? The search for new ways to live on our planet.
NatureTech is presented in anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9. Special features include subtitling for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Smithsonian Networks (SN) is a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution. It was formed to create new channels to showcase scientific, cultural and historical programming based largely upon the assets of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex. Smithsonian Channel features original documentaries, short-subject explorations and innovative and groundbreaking programs highlighting America's historical, cultural and scientific heritage. Visit Smithsonian Networks on the Internet at www.smithsonianchannel.com.
Infinity Entertainment Group, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., is a multi-service home entertainment retail distributor specializing in independent films, television programming, special-interest, documentaries, anime and music. Clients include Smithsonian Networks, MOJO HD, Falcon Picture Group, Bandai Entertainment, Roxbury Entertainment, SJ2 Entertainment and Retromedia. Hit titles include the iconic Route 66 television series, now available on DVD for the first time, and Spike Jones: The Legend. The company was launched in 2006 and is a division of Infinity Resources, Inc., a privately-held, multi-channel marketing and service enterprise with general offices based in suburban Chicago, Ill.
NatureTech
Infinity Entertainment Group
Genre: TV/Family/Documentary
Format: DVD Only
Running Time: Approx. 2.5 Hours
Suggested Retail Price: $24.98
Street Date: January 13, 2009
