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The Works Episodes

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    Millennium Dome

    Entering the Millennium according to the Gregorian calendar

  2. Automated Duck Herder

    Why are computer scientists trying to create an automated duck herder?

  3. House Built of Straw

    The house of straw- The house nursery tales told us we should never build.

  4. Affordable Diamonds

    Affordable diamonds. Manmade diamonds a thousand times cheaper than gem stones

  5. Oil Platform Architecture

    How computers are being trained to read handwritten musical scores

  6. Gum Arabic

    Why some African nations are more advanced in their use of computers

  7. Computer Chips

    Want faster machines? Computer chips can make it possible

  8. Silence Annoying Squeaks in your Car

    Why modern vehicles end up squeaking and rattling?

  9. Smart Homes

    Intelligent housing. Making homes convenient for people with disabilites

  10. Awarding Green Engineers

    The greenest engineers in Britain and Tools for Self Reliance

  11. Unboxing the first iMac

    Now you can get a no fuss computer, you can unbox and plug in

  12. African Edition- Setting Up A Small Business

    Engineering and technology behind these small scale industries in Zimbabwe and Uganda

  13. Gaming in Manufacturing

    Virtual reality inspired production line. How gaming has influenced manufacturing

  14. Water Conservation Project

    Thames Water research scientists, develop a scheme

  15. Landshark, the Amphibious Vehicle.

    Travel like 007. Landshark, the amphibious vehicle

  16. African Edition- Training Engineers

    This special African edition reviews technology projects in Uganda and Zimbabwe

  17. Recycling

    What is the best way to re-use materials such as plastic and unwanted paper and cardboard?

  18. Air Traffic Safety

    The air is increasingly filled with passenger and cargo planes. Can the skies be safer?

  19. Predicting a Tsunami

    Sun trap for crop pests; Rural electricity; sand filter for water

  20. Electronic Ink and Programmable Books

    Before the eReader. Programmable books displaying whatever book you want

  21. Clearing Landmines

    The Tempest is finished. Low cost landmine clearing system to make old war zones safer

  22. Shake-Proof Buildings

    How paper inspired manufacturing. Making the worlds tiniest machine parts using Origami

  23. Motor Cars

    How the winning technology tweeks for rally cars are being tranfered to road cars

  24. Joint Research Centre at Ispra, Italy

    The future of scientific funding, validating and standardising research

  25. Nanotechnology

    It all began with Teramac- Nano electronics. A technique that miniaturised circuits

  26. Recovering from an Earthquake

    Devastation from the Afghanistan earthquake compounded by a flood and regular aftershocks

  27. Tidal Energy

    First broadcast in 1998. Tidal energy, generating power from the sea

  28. Solar Energy

    Find out how the most abundant energy, Solar power is being exploited

  29. Intelligence in our Machines

    The advent of smart devices. Making our world easier by making our comodities smarter

  30. Fog Harvesting

    In arid environments people are fog harvesting

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