Cinemagazine items: Man-made fibres impregnated with carbon, which conducts electric current so static charge can never build up are already being used in coal mines, where a spark can mean an explosion, and in the future they could be used for low power heating; detecting eye diseases early could save a lot of people a lot of sight; a new system allows patients to be tested for glaucoma quickly, effectively, and cheaply; a new type of fertiliser releases its goodness into the soil gradually - so it isn’t washed away in the first rain storm.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323347
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Garden fertilizers
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Garden fertilizers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Soil conservation
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Diseases and defects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Protection
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)