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  1. A Simple Solution: Wobble Stopper

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    209
    NoS ID
    325894
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: Years of painstaking precision engineering go into the manufacture of a single satellite, fitting it out for its years of work in space. But the long thin shape of most satellites contains a...

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  2. Pinpoint Precision: Underwater Plug

    Date released
    1976
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    178
    NoS ID
    325754
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: Hitting the core of a problem with pinpoint precision can mean a whole new order of efficiency - or even new life-saving possibilities. Pinpointing the problem under water often depends on...

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  3. Special Skins: Unsown Wild Oats

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    203
    NoS ID
    325869
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: For the farmer, the presence of wild oats in the seed that he purchases from the manufacturer is a hazard. They can choke his fields and severely reduce his crop. But now the distinguishing...

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  4. Flexibility: Soft Skin

    Date released
    1975
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    160
    NoS ID
    325679
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: Many an awkward problem can be solved by introducing a bit of flexibility. In this issue we look at the importance of being flexible - and what flexibility can mean. When people suffer from a...

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  5. Cockpit TV

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    214
    NoS ID
    325909
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: The dials in the cockpit of one of today’s huge airliners are legion. A small flight crew must scan them constantly and interpret each reading - they are monitoring every aspect of the...

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  6. The Human Brain: Eye Spy

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    191
    NoS ID
    325815
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: The human brain - evolved over millions of years - is the most complex and powerful creation that we know of. Today, we look at new ways in which we’re approaching greater understanding of...

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  7. A Safer Modern World: Safe wind

    Date released
    1976
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    177
    NoS ID
    325749
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: A look at some of the hazards of living in the modern world - and a look at some new ideas for making it safer. The industrial air gun - used for blowing away swarf - is a standard tool in...

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  8. Pinpoint Precision: Beating The Bends

    Date released
    1976
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    178
    NoS ID
    325755
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: Hitting the core of a problem with pinpoint precision can mean a whole new order of efficiency - or even new life-saving possibilities. One of the biggest hazards for divers is the condition...

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  9. Ingenuity: One Time Weeding

    Date released
    1975
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    170
    NoS ID
    325721
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: Solutions to some everyday problems that didn’t need high technology to be resolved, but just a bit of ingenuity. Pull up one weed and you leave enough seeds still hidden in the soil to...

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  10. Technology And Design: Swizzle Stick

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    199
    NoS ID
    325848
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: How new technologies give rise to the redesign of common elements and shapes. Blood tests are a common way of monitoring the process of patients. But they must also be conducted with unwieldy...

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