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A visit to a coal-fired power station shows viewers the sheer size and scale of the engineering. Graphics sequences explain how the various components of the plant work together. Uses the Didcot, Berkshire,...
Food production is a highly technical business. This programme looks at long-term sustainability in farming. Looks at the basic scientific principles of plant growth - the balance between nutrient and energy...
Using models, shows the three important stages of crystal structure that occur in metallic substances: hcp, fcc and bcc. Discusses alloy structures and transitions between different structures in a hot...
The city of Gothenburg, Sweden, has stringent regulations governing air quality, and has the power to stop all traffic if pollution levels reach unacceptably high values. This filmed report shows the systems...
[3: Discusses elementary theory of liquid crystal states and the use of liquid crystals in practical display devices. Includes models of nematic, smectic and cholesteric phases, discusses devices using...
As part of the final project in course T102, students are required to present a report which demonstrates their ability to gather information from a variety of sources, both written and verbal. This...
A drama-documentary based on a true story of medical research in the 1960s in Britain. Esme Hadfield, a newly appointed GP, noted an unusually large concentration of a rare adenoidal cancer in her patients....
Looks at some of the environmental issues raised by the use of natural resources in the modern urban society. It contrasts a proposed recycling of aluminium drinks cans with the handling of water within a...
Looks at the mechanical testing of materials. Tensile and impact tests are widely used to compare the performance of materials being manufactured. Here tensile tests are performed on low-carbon steel and...
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