Materials science
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- Posted8 February 2021
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- Posted21 October 2020
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- Posted15 October 2020
CrowdScience. What makes stuff sticky? Audio, 33 minutes
Our world would fall apart without adhesives - but how do they hold things together?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted20 August 2020
BBC Inside Science. Engineering out of lockdown and should we castrate male dogs? Audio, 28 minutes
Engineering solutions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and should we castrate male dogs?
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- Posted18 April 2020
The Life Scientific. Saiful Islam on materials to power the 21st century. Audio, 28 minutes
Professor Saiful Islam on the materials that make renewable energy possible.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter. Shark and hospital surfaces. Audio, 13 minutes
Millions of ridged scales make it difficult for bacteria to attach to the skin of a shark
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted14 June 2019
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter. Mussel and plywood. Audio, 14 minutes
How a trip to the beach led to the development of a glue and a formaldehyde-free plywood
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Maddie's Do You Know? Series 3, Bowling Alley and Ribbon. Video, 14 minutes
Maddie visits a bowling alley to find out how it works, and we learn how ribbon is made.
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Maddie's Do You Know? Series 3, Wind-Up Toy and Cricket Bat. Video, 14 minutes
Maddie learns how a wind-up toy works and sees how a cricket bat is made in a factory.
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Maddie's Do You Know? Series 3, Digger and Wellies. Video, 14 minutes
Maddie learns how digger tracks help it move and she finds out how wellies are made.
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Maddie's Do You Know? Series 3, Bridges and Playground Flooring. Video, 14 minutes
Maddie learns how a suspension bridge works and finds out how playground flooring is made.
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Curious Cases. Series 13, An Instrumental Case. Audio, 39 minutes
Why do instruments sound different?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter. Woodpecker and black box. Audio, 14 minutes
A bird’s remarkable skull and the quest to protect aeroplane flight recorders. #30animals
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Multi Story. Secrets. Audio, 39 minutes
A stealthy night-time society, an untold family murder, and a "magical" hidden recipe.
- AttributionBBC Local Radio
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter. Mosquito and surgical needle. Audio, 15 minutes
The blood sucking pest and a pain free surgical needle #30Animals
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Curious Cases. Series 9, The Atomic Blade. Audio, 24 minutes
What makes things sharp?
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- Posted9 February 2018
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- Posted25 September 2017
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- Posted7 September 2017
