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  1. Engineering on a Micro Scale (2015)

    Subject
    Engineering

    Dr. Finn Giuliani from Imperial College of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering explains how new understanding of material properties at a tiny scale could lead to a radical transformation in the...

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  2. Solar Sinter (2011)

    Subject
    Energy; Technology

    In a world increasingly concerned with questions of energy production and raw material shortages, this project explores the potential of desert manufacturing, where energy and material occur in abundance. In...

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  3. Professional Knowledge - Chemistry (2010)

    Subject
    Chemistry

    Designed for science teachers, this episode of Professional Knowledge uncovers the latest chemistry research which could affect our lives in the near future.Chemist, Dr Andrea Sella, talks about how...

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  4. Lectures on Superconductivity (2009)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL), not yet available

    An ongoing project on superconductivity produced to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of superconductivity in 2011. It consists of a series of video lectures by leading world experts in academia and...

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  5. Nobel Textiles: Marrying Scientific Discovery to Design (5 Parts) (2009)

    Director
    Kiki von Glasgow
    Subject
    Design; Science

    The "Nobel Textiles" film series show a journey whose origins are scientific discoveries and whose destination is design. In this project, based at Central St Martin’s College Art and sponsored by the MRC,...

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  6. Role of Materials Technology in Sporting Performance, The (2006)

    Subject
    Engineering; Sports science; Technology

    How can cyclists go faster, pole vaulters go higher or golfers hit the ball further? The answers include being fitter and stronger but also in using the most appropriate sports equipment.The influence of...

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  7. Science of Detecting Fakes and Forgeries, The (2004)

    Subject
    Science

    The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more...

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  8. Understanding Materials (5 Parts) (1982)

    Director
    Michael Paul
    Producer
    Michael Paul
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL)

    1 MATERIALS IN PERSPECTIVE(1981): Looks at metals, ceramics, glass, polymers and composites in terms of their classification and atomic structure. Asks why we need material science, or material scientists,...

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