Results: Stories
296 results found for '"COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive]"' in Footage or Written Source.
Mirofix
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 111
- NoS ID
- 325483
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: If you’re all at sea when it comes to navigation, ‘Mirofix’ can show you where you are and where to go. It’s of very simple construction, three perspex pointers and a mirror. You find...
Fine Drilling
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 111
- NoS ID
- 325484
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: A machine to drill the very accurate holes needed for computer circuit boards. We exploited its acccuracy by programming it with a photograph. It produced for us the world’s first portrait...
Bottleglass Fibre
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 111
- NoS ID
- 325485
- Story no
- 3 / 4
COI synopsis: Used disposable bottles, the unwanted Cinerellas of our throw-away society, are taking on a new existence. A recycling process is turning them into glass fibre, and they are being reincarnated...
Sound Treatment For Hearts
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 111
- NoS ID
- 325486
- Story no
- 4 / 4
COI synopsis: Deposits of calcium salts sometimes build up on the valves of the heart, preventing them from working properly. In the latest technique these deposits are removed with an ultrasonic probe -...
Atlas
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 112
- NoS ID
- 325487
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: Telecommunication in the computer age. It usually takes at least fifteen seconds to dial a number on a conventional telephone... double that if you make a mistake first time. The Atlas...
Pocketphone
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 112
- NoS ID
- 325488
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: Another telephone to save time, designed for those who are out of reach of a conventional telephone. This pocketphone is a development of the radio telephone with its own dialling system which...
Fire Alarm for the Deaf
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 112
- NoS ID
- 325489
- Story no
- 3 / 4
COI synopsis: Communication, when other systems fail. The most elaborate system of fire alarm bells is only useful if they can be heard. For those who are deaf some other warning is needed, and this device...
Radio Heartbeats
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 112
- NoS ID
- 325490
- Story no
- 4 / 4
COI synopsis: A radio telephone to save time and life. An ambulance is fitted with an electro cardiograph to record the pulses from the heart of an emergency patient. These pulses are printed simultaneously...
Hypothermia
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 114
- NoS ID
- 325493
- Story no
- 1 / 4
COI synopsis: If we are exposed to cold for a long time without proper protection our body temperature can drop dangerously low, and we are said to be suffering from hypothermia. A Scottish doctor has...
Midges Measure Muck
- Series name
- Living Tomorrow
- Issue no
- 114
- NoS ID
- 325494
- Story no
- 2 / 4
COI synopsis: Midge larvae thrive in fresh water all over the world. Some like it really fresh, other species like their own particular brand of muck. By observing which species inhabit any stretch of a...