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Wave Energy

New technological advances may make it possible for wave-generated electricity to become a viable alternative energy source. Just off Newport a collaboration between OSU and Columbia Power Technologies is underway. A power generating buoy has gone from the safety of the lab to real world testing on the open water. In the future these buoy's could be supplying energy to Oregon homes and business.

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Salmon Tracking

Some amazing new technology may make it possible to track individual salmon in the open ocean for the first time. Survival rates for salmon at sea have been dropping, and scientists hope to learn why.

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Skateboarding

Over the last decade, Oregon has become one of the best-known skateboarding destinations in the world, due primarily to the proliferation of public and private skateboard parks throughout the state. The first and most legendary is the Burnside skate park in Portland, a DIY monument to skating. Meet some of the modern-day pioneers who turned Oregon into a skateboarding mecca.

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