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Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport Network Podcast (2007)

Subject

Geography

Gavin Jackman, Ordnance Survey’s product manager for transport network data, talks to Scott Sinclair about how the roads are represented in mapping data in this Ordnance Survey podcast. He discusses how...

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Tunnels: Learning from the Mont Blanc Tragedy (2004)

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

CD-ROM (PC Version, 10 minutes), free (Tren)

Following a series of accidents in road tunnels since 1999 The European Commission issued a draft directive proposing minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Transport Network. The goal...

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Driverless Car, The (2015)

aka: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Subject

Engineering; Transport

Audio podcast recorded to complement an article in E&T , the journal of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Laura Onita talks to Dr John McCarthy, Technical Director Highways and Transportation...

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Energy Use in Buildings: Use It Better, Use It Less (2005)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

CD-ROM (PC Version, 15 minutes), free (Tren)

40% of Europe’s energy use is consumed in buildings - more than by industry or transport. There is great potential for energy savings in this field, often at little cost. A new European directive...

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Civil Engineers: Shaping the Future

Subject

Careers Guidance; Engineering

This video highlights the role of civil engineers in solving world problems such as water supply, energy, transport, and housing. Intended audience: GCSE, A Level and undergraduates considering civil...

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End of Steam, The: The Story of Dr Beeching’s Railway Cuts (2012)

Subject

History; Transport

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £11.99

This documentary, composed entirely from colour archive footage, looks at the effects of the railway cuts implemented according to the recommendations in Dr Richard Beeching’s reports, The Reshaping of...

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Noise Pollution (2009)

Subject

Environmental science; Technology

How do your ears work and what kind of sound levels can damage your hearing? The five video tracks in this album explain basic concepts such as units of noise, sound insulation and noise control. Car...

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Galileo: Europe Shows the Way (2005)

Subject

Technology

Distribution

CD-ROM (PC Version, 10 minutes), free (Tren)

The deployment phase for GALILEO, the European programme of civil radio-navigation by satellite will begin in 2006. GALILEO is compatible and interoperable with the American GPS but will furnish a more...

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Think About It (1998)

Producer

Steve Collier

Subject

Education; Social welfare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 15 minutes), £29.50

Addresses the fears of first year students arriving at university who may be feeling insecure in their strange new environment. Offers advice on personal safety and how to avoid potentially dangerous...

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Burton. A Scientific Reminiscence: Professor Kenneth Burton in Conversation with Professor George Peterson at Imperial College, London, February 1990 (1990)

Subject

Biology

Prof. Kenneth Burton in conversation with Prof. George Peterson at Imperial College, London, February 1990. Burton’s best-known paper (and a citation classic) is on the conditions of the diphenylamine...

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