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1. Metal: how it works 2. Plastic: how it works 3. Ceramics: how they work

Medium Planet eStream
Class/Location 620.00042 HOW
Imprint BBC4: 12/4/12, 17/9/12, 13/8/12
Series How it works
Length 60 minutes x 3 episodes
Notes

1. Mark Miodownik traces the history of our love affair with metal. He investigates metals at the atomic level and sees how metal crystals can be grown to survive inside a jet engine.

2. Mark Miodownik shows how plastics have brought luxury to the masses and reveals how the next generation will take its inspiration from nature and could help rebuild the human body.

3. Professor Mark Miodownik looks at how simple clay, sand and rock can be changed into pottery, glass and concrete to build cities and transform the way we view our world.

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Keywords
Engineering materials     Material processing     Material properties     Substances    
Links
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