An Introduction to all the participants and their families.
Languages: English
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Engineering at the Cutting Edge III
Why is it that when footballers are heading the ball they are missing the goal more today than in previous decades? Vaughan Lovelock asked himself these questions so many times that he decided to design a head band to improve heading accuracy.
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Engineering at the Cutting Edge IV
Today’s roller coasters are designed and tested in virtual worlds before being built. However, when they are built they must work safely first time, as there is no room to modify the ride after it has been built.
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Engineering at the Cutting Edge V
The programme follows two people as they have new artificial limbs fitted and shows how they adjust to the changes they bring to their lives.
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Unit 1 – In Need of Support + Meeting Needs
An introduction to all the participants and their families and how the participants’ needs are catered for; the people they come across. 2 x 25 minutes.
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Unit 2 – Stressed Out + Making Changes
How the participants guage their health and well-being and observation of some of the participants’ atempts to get healthier. 2 x 25 minutes.
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Unit 3 – Growing Up + Dealing with Life
Following the younger participants in the early stages of their lives and how relationships and life events have influenced our participants’ health and well-being. 2 x 25 minutes.
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Engineering at the Cutting Edge I
This programme looks at two amazing structures, the Millennium Bridge in London and the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. Both used new revolutionary designs that had been tested using the latest technology, but one went to plan and the other didn’t!