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Title Scope: Things That We Wear
Published Australia : TEN, 2009
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Summary This episode of SCOPE is all about the science that covers you, from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. That's because it's a show all about things that we wear. Join Dr Rob as we check out the wonders of wool, find out how they make a pair of glasses and take a look at a 3D knitting machine.THINGS THAT WE WEAR 101Many people dress for practical reasons, like keeping their body clean and protecting themselves from the elements and many people dress to impress! Whatever your reason there is a lot of science involved in the things you wear and Dr Rob takes a closer look. EXPERIMENT: NATURAL DYESWithout all the dyes and pigments that are used these days, our lives would be a very dull place and Julia will show you how you can use some everyday ingredients to brighten up your wardrobe. WOOL SCIENCESheep - they may not have the grace of the giraffe or the intelligence of the chimpanzee, but they've got a wardrobe that in many ways is second to none. George Maurdev a Materials Scientist from CSIRO will explain further. GLASSESEyes. If yours don't work as well as they could, you'll know how important a good pair of corrective glasses can be. Anthony Stella an Optical Technician from Essilor, will guide you through the process of how glasses are made. SUNSCREENSummer time means pools, beaches and all kinds of fun in the sun. And of course for all of those activities you need to protect yourself from the sun. Paul Kent a Sunscreen Formulator from Hamilton Laboratories will tell you how sunscreen can do that, and how it is made. 3D KNITTING MACHINEFrom your underpants to your overcoat, all the clothes you wear have at least one thing in common, they're held together by seams. But Louis Kyratzis from CSIRO is working with some new that now lets them create completely seamless clothes. So Join Dr Rob as he SCOPES out his wardrobe and once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary under the SCOPE!
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2010-09-09 at 08:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Clothing trade -- Management.
Knitting machines -- Technological innovations.
Ophthalmic lenses -- Design and construction.
Textile fabrics -- Technological innovations.
Wool fabrics.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Bell, Robert, host