A look at how technology is making things work better
World Service,·129 episodes
Special guest science fiction writer of A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke
03 Apr 1997,·13 mins
The largest tent in Britain. On site with BuroHappold Engineering for the Millennium Dome
09 Jul 1997,·28 mins
The blue planet. Two thirds of our plant is covered in water
30 Jul 1997,·28 mins
Awaiting the International Space Station
22 Aug 1997,·28 mins
Want to working from home? Build a rocket and attempt to beat space organisations
27 Aug 1997,·28 mins
Genes- A detective story of the human blueprint
05 Sep 1997,·28 mins
Would the first Olympians recognise modern day athletics?
11 Sep 1997,·28 mins
Getting learner drivers off the roads, will it make them safer?
19 Sep 1997,·28 mins
Engineers from around the world are meeting at the Southampton Oceanography Centre
26 Sep 1997,·28 mins
The word 'robot' didn't exist until 1921
01 Oct 1997,·29 mins
Speeding up the internet. How the information flow is kept up to speed.
10 Oct 1997,·28 mins
Accurately measuring time. The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Steven Chu
16 Oct 1997,·28 mins
Farming firearms creating pest-resistant crops for the future
23 Oct 1997,·28 mins
NASA has created the ultimate blanket from milk containers
30 Oct 1997,·28 mins
Researchers at BT developed a computer programme to summarise text
07 Nov 1997,·27 mins
The future of air travel. Asia and Latin America emerging as the fastest growing places
13 Nov 1997,·27 mins
Looking at other people’s homes and offices
19 Nov 1997,·28 mins
Traveling at the speed of sound, Thrust SSC the fastest car in the world
26 Nov 1997,·28 mins
Keeping babies warm was one of the most important advances in neonatal medicine
03 Dec 1997,·28 mins
The bicycle described as the greatest invention of all time
10 Dec 1997,·28 mins
Ingenuity and local knowledge for solutions to public housing crisis
17 Dec 1997,·28 mins
Highlights from 1997, including weightlessness and computers recognising our emotions
19 Dec 1997,·28 mins
Nautical themed. International distress system and new boat designs
09 Jan 1998,·28 mins
Putting invisible identification into works of art to protect them from illegal usage.
15 Jan 1998,·28 mins
Making explosions to order
21 Jan 1998,·28 mins
Fighting one of the biggest worldwide nemesis in engineering and construction
28 Jan 1998,·27 mins
Discovering how health technology and equipment can be made cheaper
04 Feb 1998,·27 mins
Biology has a wonderful research and development programme
09 Feb 1998,·28 mins
Experiencing an earthquake in safety. Recreating an earthquake
12 Feb 1998,·28 mins
The micro hydro- Providing renewable energy to people who live in remote areas
22 Feb 1998,·28 mins
