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  1. Microbial Engine (1991)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 36 min.

    Illustrates the role of algae and protozoa in the biological processes that support life on earth and also their place in biotechnology. There are sequences of microscopic algae and protozoa from marine,...

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  2. New Sixth Sense, The (1989 Video)

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

    Looks at the technology of biosensors - the electronic harnessing of the body’s ability to monitor its own chemistry. Biosensor technology has implications for health care, industry, food and environment.

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  3. Good Test?, A (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Angela Tilby
    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at psychological testing in job assessments and interviews. Naval psychologists use psychometric tests, which involve two days of rigorous assessment, for selection purposes. Asks whether such testing...

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  4. Greenhouse Effect, The (1988 Video)

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

    The earth’s climate is changing with global warming, and disasterous effects may follow. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas adds so much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This traps the sun’s...

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  5. Integration Challenge, The (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) allows the designer to pass a product design and have that product manufactured automatically by computer-controlled machines. CIM embraces many disciplines including...

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  6. Struggling for Control (1988 Video)

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

    With access to air traffic control facilities around Britain, shows how such operations function and compares these methods and levels of safety with those used in the USA.

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  7. Transplanted Brain, The (1988 Video)

    Producer
    John Groom
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the new experimental treatments for neurological illnesses. A treatment for Parkinson’s disease involves tissue from the patient’s kidney being inserted into his brain. Another technique,...

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  8. Volcanoes (1988 Video)

    Director
    Andy Finney
    Producer
    Andy Finney; Tony Sale; Mike Smith
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videodisc. LaserVision videodisc. ROM. Philips 415, BBC Advanced Interactive System.

    Includes 30 minutes of moving images, 5 megabytes of textual data, hundreds of still-frame photographs, 1500 dictionary definitions and computer-enhanced photographs from NASA. With six case studies,...

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  9. After Chernobyl: Closer to Home (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Christopher Riley
    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at nuclear safety in the UK in the wake of the opinions of people about nuclear safety after the Chenobyl disaster asking if such an incident could happen here and if so, how emergency plans and...

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  10. Magma Chamber, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    John Simmons
    Subject
    Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (50 minutes), £195.00

    Shows the work of Professor Geoff Brown and Dr Hazel Rymer, who use gravity surveying techniques to predict the erution of volcanoes. An understanding what goes on in the heart of a volcano - the magma...

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