Results: Stories
245 results found for '"COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive]"' in Footage or Written Source.
Scinticamera
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 85
- NoS ID
- 325411
- Story no
- 1 / 3
COI synopsis: Radioactive isotopes injected into the body tend to concentrate in diseased areas of the internal organs. Scinticamera photographs these concentrations of radioactivity, aiding detection and...
Oyster Farms
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 85
- NoS ID
- 325412
- Story no
- 2 / 3
COI synopsis: Oysters, traditional titivations for the wealthy, are rich in protein. A far-sighted frozen-food firm saw a potential market and applied factory farming techniques. They’re hoping the oysters...
Sensamatic Looms
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 85
- NoS ID
- 325413
- Story no
- 3 / 3
COI synopsis: When a shuttle went amok up at the mill a dagger was hastily plunged into the frog: a crude mechanical way of stopping a loom in a hurry, and a terrible strain on its components. An...
Windak Limpet
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 107
- NoS ID
- 325469
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: A new aid for divers. It’s a small water operated suction pad which clings to any surface curved or flat above or below water, providing a convenient hand-hold wherever the diver needs it.
Daunomycin
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 107
- NoS ID
- 325470
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: A new anti-biotic which distorts the double spiral of virus DNA and so prevents multiplication of cancerous cells. Already being used to treat some forms of leukaemia and solid tumours, it’s...
Total Mobility Tyre
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 107
- NoS ID
- 325471
- Story no
- 3 / 4
COI synopsis: Dangers from high-speed blow-outs are minimised with a new tyre which allows drivers to keep control of their cars even after a blow-out at high speeds, and the tyre can be driven on for up to...
Fabric Crayon Dyes
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 107
- NoS ID
- 325472
- Story no
- 4 / 4
COI synopsis: A do-it-yourself item for the fashion conscious. It’s a simple way of getting your own colourful designs onto shirts and blouses.
Scanmaster
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 110
- NoS ID
- 325480
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: Designs into stitches. Scanmaster is a knitting machine which produces patterned garments in four colours automatically at one end from a design painted on squared paper fed in at the other.
Photomutations
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 110
- NoS ID
- 325481
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: Accidents into designs. Photographer Bob Loosemore noticed that the chemicals used in photographic development could produce interesting colours and patterns if they happened to be in the wrong...
Wild Oats
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 110
- NoS ID
- 325482
- Story no
- 3 / 4
COI synopsis: The poisoned handshake. Farmers rogueing wild oats from their fields now use a special glove which squeezes herbicide onto the weed without affecting the rest of the crop.