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Core Technical Principles

  1  New and emerging technologies

Industry

Enterprise

Sustainability

People

Culture

Society

Environment

Production techniques and systems

How the critical evaluation of new and emerging technologies informs design decisions

  2  Energy generation and storage

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Renewable energy

Energy storage systems

  3  Developments in new materials

Modern materials

Smart materials

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Technical textiles

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Outputs

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Different types of movement

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Polymers

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Ecological and social footprint

Sources and origins

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Stock forms, types and sizes

Scales of production

Specialist techniques and processes

Surface treatment and finishes

  8  Metal-based materials

Selection of materials and components

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Ecological and social footprint

Sources and origins

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Specialist techniques and processes

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Ecological and social footprint

Sources and origins

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How to write a design brief

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11  Environmental, social and economic challenge

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Fair trade

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Audio and visual recordings

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Modelling

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Selection of materials and components

Tolerances

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Material management

Specialist tools, equipment, techniques and processes

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Material management

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