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  1. Scissorlift

    Date released
    1970
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    54
    NoS ID
    325379
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: If the bridge can’t raise or swing to let you through, you can at least lower yours - a new kind of barge tug which lowers its superstructure when going under low bridges - ingenious and...

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  2. Parafil

    Date released
    1971
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    81
    NoS ID
    325407
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: Trawlermen fishing in North Atlantic waters know well the perils of ice forming on the rigging. Its grip of death can render a boat top-heavy enough to capsize. Parafil rope, made from...

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  3. Protein From Waste

    Date released
    1972
    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    99
    NoS ID
    351698
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: The petrochemical industry is making use of the micro-organism, yeast, to break down its waste products and build them back into protein. In the bread-making industry fungi are being used in a...

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  4. Railock

    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    68
    NoS ID
    329446
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: If you’re high up on the job and you drop off, this device in a safety rope tears itself apart rather than you.

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  5. Railock

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    68
    NoS ID
    325394
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: If you’re high up on the job and you drop off, this device in a safety rope tears itself apart rather than you.

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  6. XIT-2

    Date released
    1970
    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    44
    NoS ID
    350994
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: Ever tried dancing with a fork lift truck? This new ballet includes machines as dancers, creating a new style in modern dance!

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  7. Fabrics

    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    115
    NoS ID
    329546
    Story no
    1 / 5

    COI synopsis: Most garments through the centuries have been made from cloth, but the way the cloth looks and feels is subtly changing in technology’s hands.

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  8. Seacrete

    Filmed
    Dec 1969
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    22
    NoS ID
    350856
    Story no
    4 / 5

    COI synopsis: Enter the concrete boat. Claimed to be as strong and flexible as steel; ferrous concrete hulls are cast around a specially designed frame. Corrosion-free, easy to build - this could be a...

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  9. Shatterproof Bulbs

    Date released
    1971
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    71
    NoS ID
    351144
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: No need to worry any more about exploding electric light bulbs and flying glass. A specially developed skin of silicone rubber holds the broken pieces together - simple, but effective.

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  10. Artificial Mouth

    Filmed
    Dec 1969
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    22
    NoS ID
    350857
    Story no
    5 / 5

    COI synopsis: To find out how and why teeth decay scientists at Guy’s Hospital in London have developed an artificial mouth to study the processing of food in great detail.

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