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  1. Redox Rocks (2003)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 23 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    The programme examines the ways of removing oxygen or sulphur in order to extract metals from their ores. Includes footage from both the laboratory and from industrial processes, with the underpinning theory...

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  2. Thread of Quicksilver, A (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Traces the history of mercury from its use as a cosmetic and a paint, through to magnetic levitation (Maglev) railway trains. Set in Almaden, Spain, the world’s largest producer of mercury.

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  3. Air, Earth, Fire and Water (1995 Video)

    Producer
    David Berman; Nick Watson
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 162 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    4 (72 min): Explores water purity, safety and the role that chemistry plays in managing the environment. Looks at water management from the maintenance of river water quality to the detailed chemistry of the...

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  4. Materials: Principles and Practice (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 68 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    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...

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  5. Transition Metals (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    An illustrated lecture looking at the properties and rections of transition metals, with demonstrations..

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  6. Shaping the Future - Designing with Cast and Formed Materials: Part 1 Metals (1992)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building; Design
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 45 mintues), £40.00

    Presented by architect Chris Todhunter who proposes the importance and versatility of cast metals in buildings is re-emerging as seen in such diverse projects as Waterloo International Terminal and Stansted...

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  7. S343 Videocassette 2 (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 176 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The second of three working videos course S343. [See synopses of individual programmes for details of content.]

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  8. Ceramics, Liquid Crystals, Synthetic Metals, Superconductors (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Crilly; Jack Koumi
    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.

    Liquid crystal can be thought of as a fourth state of matter, between liquid and solid. The programme describes the three phases of liquid crystal: smectic, nematic and cholesteric. Friedrich Reinitzer’s...

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  9. Mechanical Engineering Production Techniques, Tape 5 (4 Parts) (1988 Video)

    Director
    Ken Wrench
    Producer
    Ken Wrench
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11, 7, 7, 11 min. Master: 1 C format.

    A series of video programmes on the manufacture of components. The material shows actual (not idealised) practice, giving a realistic impression of both the process and industry. The series assumes no prior...

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  10. Last of the Liberties (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses the Liberty ships built in the USA during World War 2 using the then comparatively new technique of welding. Caught up in the speed of their construction, the ships contained a serious flaw causing...

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