Tomorrow's World

Touch-Screen Computers and Angioplasty (17x1)

Air date: Oct 14, 1982

The technology that allows you to operate a computer by simply touching its screen is premiered in this edition of the science magazine programme. The presenters also explore a new technique that promises to revolutionise cardiac bypass surgery and discover why sniffing robots are helping Britain's car industry. Finally, an item about a new type of water pouch developed for athletes gives Peter Macann an excuse to slip into his wetsuit.