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Sustainable Development: Why Should we Care? (2006)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £125.00

Examines the environmental dangers threatening the planet but looks forward in hope rather than despair. Begins by looking at the effects of the industrial revolution and goes on to discuss the impact of...

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Recovery from Exercise (2006)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Examines the workings of the three energy systems - the ATP-PC system, the lactic acid system and the aerobic system - and the effects of exercise on each of them, effects of exercise on the body, including...

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Diary of an Ecobuild (2006)

Director

Anne Gallagher

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £30.00

Charts the conversion of a terraced building in the Welsh Valleys into an environmentally friendly and energy self-sufficient building. Goes quite deeply, though in layman’s language, into this ecological...

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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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DIY Bio-Diesel Conversion (2005)

Subject

Engineering; Environmental science

A video, shot at the Birmingham DIY Culture weekend in January 2005, shows a detailed demonstration of the conversion a Ford Escort van to run on bio-diesel (used vegetable oil).

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Recovery from Exercise (2005)

Subject

Biology; Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

Discusses the three main energy systems used by the human body to carry out physical acticity - the ATP-PC system, the lactic acid system and the aerobic system. Examines the workings of these systems and...

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Wet Cells, Dry Cells, Fuel Cells (2004)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

The programme examines how the various electrochemical cells work. Introduces the topics of wet and dry cells, along with detailed discussion of the various types of fuel cells. By tracing developments in...

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Factors Affecting Performance : Energy Systems (2004)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 19 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

In every active sport, an athlete’s ability to meet their energy requirements has a major impact on performance. Our working muscles get their energy from the breakdown of ATP. The anaerobic and aerobic...

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Matter and Energy: Organisation in Living Cells (2003)

aka: Matter and Energy: Organisation in Living Systems

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes), £29.00

Detailed examination of the biochemistry of energy supply, photosynthesis and respiration. Energy flow via exergonic and endergonic reactions and the catalytic role of enzymes is described. Topics include:...

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Rough Science, Series 3: New Zealand Gold Rush (2003)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

A series in which five scientists follow in the footsteps of the original prospectors from 1860 and undertake an epic journey on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island to hunt for gold. Kate...

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