# CNN's Tech for Good spotlights the next generation pushing the limits of exploration

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- Published: 2026-10-07T11:30:00+07:00
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HONG KONG, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Whether navigating outer space or tackling
challenges closer to home, technology is revolutionizing our ability to explore.
In the seventh season premiere of _Tech for Good_, CNN anchor and correspondent 
[Kristie Lu Stout](https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/kristie-lu-stout) meets the 
young researchers and innovators leading a new era of discovery and developing technology
that pushes beyond the limits of human reach. From lunar exploration to environmental
monitoring, this episode spotlights creative, adaptable and resourceful engineering
that expands opportunities to venture and discover.

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CNN first visits students at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(
KAIST), to meet a team of engineers developing origami-inspired lunar rover wheels.
The intricate spiral wheels are made from thin metal strips, and are designed to
change shape, absorb shock, and navigate rough terrain. PhD candidate **Seong-bin****
Lee **and his team have spent three years refining it, with the hope of it one day
exploring lunar lava tubes and caves. Master’s student **Yiseub****Yun **is working
on integrating artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning to turn their 
design into an intelligent rover, as the team works towards South Korea’s planned
lunar mission. In another aerospace project at KAIST, PhD candidate **Sung-jin Lee**
is developing a satellite-mounted gripper designed to capture space debris, which
the team says is due to be tested in space in 2027.

CNN then heads to Florida, where students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
are trying to tackle a vast environmental challenge at Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s
largest lake. Warm water and nutrient-rich runoff contributes to toxic blue-green
algae blooms that threaten people, wildlife and coastal economies. PhD student **
Kaylor Taylor** and a collaborative team of engineers, drone pilots and environmental
scientists are using drones fitted with specially designed devices to take air and
water samples, as well as cameras to map algal blooms from the sky. Their system
results in faster and richer data collection beyond traditional sampling, helping
scientists understand how blooms develop, move, and predict what might happen next.

In Chennai, CNN visits Team Anveshak and ‘Jade’ at the Indian Institute of Technology
Madras. Developed by project lead **Soham Warde** and a team of 60 students, ‘Jade’
is a Mars rover prototype developed to navigate rough terrains, drill for soil samples,
and carry out tasks with a robotic arm. Beyond its capabilities, the USD$6000 rover
reflects ‘jugaad’, an Indian concept that means to make ambitious things possible
using what’s on hand. The team has won several competitions run by the Indian Space
Research Organization, but the next stop is an international rover competition in
Florida for a chance to demonstrate India’s homegrown approach on a global stage.

Finally, in _Tech for Good’s _‘Where Are They Now?’ segment, CNN revisits **Myoungseok
Kim, **originally spotlighted for his nanoscale DNA folding at Seoul National University
in 2023. Now at the University of California Berkeley, his latest discovery in the
DNA origami field may serve as biosensors for detecting diseases, including cancer.

**_Tech for Good_**** trailers:**[https://bit.ly/4xY1hL7](https://bit.ly/4xY1hL7)**_

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_microsite: [https://cnn.it/3PB5DSq](https://cnn.it/3PB5DSq)

**Airtimes for 30-minute special:Saturday, 10th October at 7:30pm HKT 
Sunday, 11th
October at 11:00am and 3:30pm HKTMonday, 12th October at 5:30am HKT

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