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New! Chemistry: Ever Wondered? (Series 2)
Item# 53258
© 2012
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-791-2
Chemistry is how science investigates what makes the world around us. It’s every piece of matter, every molecule. So how are top scientists in New Zealand contributing to this vast pool of knowledge?...
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New! An Investigation into Depleted Uranium
Item# 52385
© 2012
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-555-0
For 20 years, scientists, doctors, and activists—including some veterans—have denounced the use of depleted uranium in military and civilian technology, citing a wide range of negative health conseque...
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Ceramics: The Secret Life of Materials
Item# 52559
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-390-7
Sand and clay, transformed by fire, become glass, earthenware, porcelain, or concrete—all types of ceramics. In this program, materials scientist Dr. Mark Miodownik delves into the history, production...
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Hunt for the Higgs
Item# 52499
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-330-3
This program goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most ambitious scientific quests of all time: the mission to find the elusive Higgs boson, aka the God particle. The particle is believ...
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Metal: The Secret Life of Materials
Item# 52557
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-388-4
It has only been in the last 60 years that science has unraveled the secrets of metal at the atomic level, learning how it can be strong enough to build empires but soft enough to be crumbled in the h...
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Plastic: The Secret Life of Materials
Item# 52558
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-389-1
Science has created more new materials in the last 100 years than in all of the rest of history—and this is just the beginning. In this program, materials scientist Dr. Mark Miodownik explores the his...
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The Secret Life of Materials
Item# 52556
© 2012
150 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-387-7
Every era of civilization has been defined by man’s power to manipulate materials. From the Stone Age to the silicon age, materials have transformed our world and our lives. In this three-part series,...
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Stuff: A Horizon Guide to Materials
Item# 52584
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-415-7
Recent decades have seen an explosion in the field of materials science, with the advent of new substances and newly found uses for known substances, intriguing scientists and industrial manufacturers...
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New to Our Collection! What Is Science Doing for the Future of Food? Ever Wondered? (Series 1)
Item# 53240
© 2011
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-773-8
In this episode, host John Watt takes viewers out of the cafés and kitchens and into the laboratory to discover how science is not only changing but also shaping the foods of the future. He travels up...
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New to Our Collection! What Science and Technology Are Doing to Assist Our Fashion and Textile Industries: Ever Wondered? (Series 1)
Item# 53243
© 2011
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-776-9
Carpet designed specifically to assist the elderly, garments created to repel both fire and knives, highly desirable golden fleece that’s impervious to decay, environmentally sound fiberglass made usi...
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