Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

2016: Supercharged - Fuelling the Future

2016 · 3 episodes · 2h 57m in all

Episodes

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   1. Let There Be Light!

   26 Dec 2016 · 59 min

   Saiful Islam talks about how to generate and store energy. To begin, Saiful investigates how to generate energy without destroying the planet in the process.

2. 

   2. People Power

   27 Dec 2016 · 59 min

   Saiful Islam investigates how humans as living machines actually use energy, asking whether it's possible to 'supercharge' the human body and increase its performance.

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   3. Fully Charged

   28 Dec 2016 · 59 min

   Saiful Islam explores how to store energy. With the UK generating far more energy today than 80 years ago, finding better ways to store it is vital for our futures.