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  1. New Alchemists (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the emerging science of smart materials, which is transforming materials technology. Smart materials change their properties in response to changes in environment.

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  2. New Materials Frontier, The (1990)

    Director
    John Black
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 34 min.

    Looks at the structure, development and applications of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.

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  3. Hidden Power (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores the materials science behind the engineering of national electricity supplies, both above and below ground. Shows work inside a high-voltage test lab and inside the production areas for porcelain...

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  4. Spanning Materials (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby; Bob Walters
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the changing use of material in different classes of bridge, using examples from Berwick on Tweed, Newcastle upon Tyne and Humberside.

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  5. Molecular Mechanisms in Smart Materials (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC). col. 55 min., 2000 sale: $149.00 (+p&p) (NTSC only)

    In the 1996 Turnbull Lecture sponsored by the American Materials Research Society, Robert E Newnham of Pennsylvania State University describes his pioneering efforts in the field of ceramic composites for...

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  6. Science of Detecting Fakes and Forgeries, The (2004)

    Subject
    Science

    The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more...

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  7. Manufacturing with Materials Video (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 57 min., 1994 sale: £95.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Interviews are interspersed with factory scenes and graphics sequences to investigate the use of materials in a specific commercial product.

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  8. Matter: Materials Science on Cd-Rom (1995)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, 1997 sale: £39.25 (+VAT) single user

    A CD-ROM containing various modules for teaching materials science. (Some parts are further described in individual entries.)

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  9. Foretelling Fatigue Life (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows a computer system for calculating the fatigue-free life of engineering components predicting the life of a connecting rod. Recorded on location at GKN and MIRA. Uses computer animation to explain the...

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  10. Going Through a Phase (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby; Pam Taylor
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (VAT +p&p)

    Shows how materials engineers use phase diagrams to form a base on which to design the composition of alloys, because the way in which alloys are heat treated during processing influences the way they...

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