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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. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Materials Revolution (1992 Video)

    Director
    Chris Barmer
    Producer
    Annabel Olivier-Wright
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the manufacture in the north of England of new artificial materials with properties similar to those of natural fabrics. Revolutionary new materials from other industries include fibre reinforced...

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  9. Plastics Under Pressure (1984 Video)

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

    Considers the design, manufacture and testing of two examples of ‘plastics under pressure’, a gas pipe and a pop bottle. Shows why each material was selected, how the physical properties are improved and...

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  10. Heat in Harness (1961 Video)

    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min

    The properties and uses of the highly refractory materials such as silicon carbide, alumina, mullite and zirconia.

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