if everything we own had improved over the last 25 years as much as electronics have, the average family car would travel four times faster than the space shuttle. houses would cost two hundred bucks. what s the secret behind electronics stunning advances? how many times have i reviewed these and wondered exactly what s inside there? do you mind if i have a look? no, not at all, go ahead. i d like to have a look inside. please do. where i come from, you want to know how something works, you cut it open. sony versus saw. here we go. think you guys are standing far enough back? cause i would not want anyone to get hurt. (evil laughter) what do you think we ll find? elves? butterflies? and now let s see what really is on the inside of a digital camera. not much, really. and no moving parts at all. this digital camera. this is the brains. pogue: .runs on a half-inch-wide microchip. so it seems like if this is really the heart of the camera, a lot of it just exists so that i can
This series was thought to have been made on the 13th century. but researchers discovered that some of the panels, including this one of the prophet nathan, were made much earlier. it s only come to light now because of this device, called a windolyser. it may not look like much, but it was developed by scientists to be used on location without damaging the glass. it shines a beam onto the surface, which causes material inside to radiate. this radiation contains a chemicalfingerprint from which the researchers worked out their age. we ve been working on this detective storing for some time, putting all the pieces in place, and then we finally get an answer, something new that brings together science and art into one story. it s fantastic. these are all stories that were recorded at the time they happened here. the discovery astonished leonie seliger, who looks after the stained glass windows here.
These are all stories that were recorded at the time they happened here. the discovery astonished leonie seliger, who looks after the stained glass windows here. she believes the redated panels could go back to the mid 1100s and were in place during the great historical events at the cathedral, including the assassination of the then archbishop thomas becket, who features in many of the windows. they would have witnessed the murder of thomas becket. henry ii come on his knees begging for forgiveness. they would have witnessed the conflagration of the fire that devoured the cathedral in 1174. and then they would have witnessed all of british history. there s a lot more in store next year in science. the large hadron collider will restart at its highest power ever. the james webb telescope will send