The success stories of research scientists who became businessmen and are making the products of tomorrow's world - now.

Peter Stone and Bryan Silcock report on the strange world of Michael Cole where iron is worth more than gold and a lump of lead rings like a bell. His is one of the three firms in tonight's programme which have been set up close to universities. Today-in Britain, as in America - a university don can also be managing director of a rapidly growing company, and well on his way to his first million.