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  1. Materials For Tomorrow: Mouldable Metal

    Date released
    1975
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    156
    NoS ID
    325656
    Story no
    1 / 6

    COI synopsis: From the age of stone to the age of steel, the world we live in has been shaped by the materials we use. Tomorrow’s world will be shaped by the strange, complex materials being developed...

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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. Keep the Party Clean

    Date released
    14 Feb 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/13
    NoS ID
    100972
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Stain-proof plastics woven into fabrics, wallpapers and dress materials is latest domestic boon in US. Stains are wiped clean with soap and water. (Exclusive).

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  4. Materials For Safety: Non Slip Discs

    Date released
    1979
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    239
    NoS ID
    325988
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: New materials are developed for strength, for lightness, for cheapness or to improve industrial processes. But some materials, as we discover this week, are developed purely to increase safety....

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  5. 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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  6. Materials For Safety: Fireproof Cable

    Date released
    1979
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    239
    NoS ID
    325989
    Story no
    2 / 3

    COI synopsis: New materials are developed for strength, for lightness, for cheapness or to improve industrial processes. But some materials, as we discover this week, are developed purely to increase safety....

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  7. Materials For Safety: Poison Filter

    Date released
    1979
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    239
    NoS ID
    325990
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: New materials are developed for strength, for lightness, for cheapness or to improve industrial processes. But some materials, as we discover this week, are developed purely to increase safety....

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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