Results: Stories
3,994 results found for '"Science and technology"' in Keyword.
Limbs In Embryo
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 59
- NoS ID
- 352476
- Story no
- 4 / 4
COI synopsis: Millions of chickens hatch out every day, most are perfect but a few are malformed. Why? What causes the difference? Research goes on in Edinburgh to overcome the problems and ultimately to...
Curiosity In Young Children
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 78
- NoS ID
- 352477
- Story no
- 2 / 3
COI synopsis: Mrs Corinne Hutt’s little red box is an intriguing toy, and an invaluable accessory to her research into child behaviour. The imaginative antics that children perform when playing with this...
Protein Electrophoresis
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 78
- NoS ID
- 352478
- Story no
- 3 / 3
COI synopsis: When we are ill, the balance of proteins in our blood alters. If particular diseases have their own protein balance new methods of diagnosis and treatment could be evolved. But first you have...
Unistud
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 84
- NoS ID
- 352479
- Story no
- 2 / 3
COI synopsis: Cats’ eyes have for long burned bright to illuminate the roads at night. A development of the "cats’ eye" principle, ‘Unistuds’ provide a larger amount of reflection, are self-cleaning,...
Heart Disease
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 84
- NoS ID
- 352480
- Story no
- 3 / 3
COI synopsis: Cholesterol has for some time been known as the substance which furs up the lining of arteries, leading to coronary thrombosis. But only recently has it been shown that cholesterol is released...
Fleet Suit
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 88
- NoS ID
- 352481
- Story no
- 3 / 5
COI synopsis: A glass fibre protective suit for use on board ship. It’s fire and acid resistant, and can be put on in seconds.
Aids For The Deaf
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 88
- NoS ID
- 352482
- Story no
- 4 / 5
COI synopsis: The Royal Navy is helping deaf children learn to talk, by setting up electronic equipment that displays visual patterns of the sounds they make on an oscilloscope. Comparison with the correct...
Cropping Currants
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 88
- NoS ID
- 352483
- Story no
- 5 / 5
COI synopsis: A big shake-up in the blackcurrant industry... a mechanical picker that relies on vibrations to harvest the valuable crop of natural vitamin C capsules.
Tungsten Carbide Studs
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 113
- NoS ID
- 352484
- Story no
- 3 / 3
COI synopsis: Studs as hard as diamonds for boots and shoes. Unlike metal studs they cannot cause sparks, and can safely be used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Human Fly
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 67
- NoS ID
- 352489
- Story no
- 4 / 4
COI synopsis: The latest footwear for roofwalkers. Anonymous - slip these on and you can walk over any roof - forwards, backwards, sideways.