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Britain’s recent pollution control measures include an inspectorate with far-reaching powers to monitor and control industrial pollution in water, air or land. The programme shows how all new industrial...
Looks at British Steel and the National Freight Corporation, two companies that have undergone privatisation since 1981. Examines the pros and cons of ‘going private’ and spells out the conditions for...
Explains the structure, policy and appearance of a department store in a market town near London. Shows the advantages of one-stop shopping for customers, staff shareholders alike. Examines the philosophy of...
Looks at various areas of concern for the small entrepreneur: tax laws, personnel regulations, finding the right premises in the right place, hygiene and quality control, pricing policy, relations with...
Scientists and researchers are borrowing ideas from the natural world and adapting them to robotics, aerodynamics and future technology. For example, an insect’s feet, a spider’s web and a fish’s tail...
Shows how seismography, sonar imaging, remote sensing and photography from space are changing scientists’ perceptions of the earth. These techniques can also help in the search for minerals and the...
The symbiotic relation of fungi to their hosts can be harnessed as a biological means of controlling pests and encouraging growth in trees and other crops. It may also lead to new chemicals and drugs for the...
Following the 1986 fire that destroyed a wing of the royal palace of Hampton Court, modern architecture and engineering techniques, combined with individual craftmanship have been employed in the...
Shows how Western scientists are drawing on the knowledge of the native inhabitants of tropical rain forests to examine new species of plants previously unknown to them - plants that could provide new...
The body’s muscles underlie every bodily function, including breathing, digestion and blood circulation. Greater understanding of their structure and function means that doctors can now rebuild muscle or...
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