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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Badassium

Dr Krista Steenbergen talks about some of the superheavy elements being created in labs around the world.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:04 pm

Created: 22 May 2024, 10:49 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Vibranium

Dr Krista Steenbergen talks about Vibranium, a metal that can absorb, store and release large amounts of kinetic energy.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 10:58 pm

Created: 4 May 2024, 7:48 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact podcast takes off - Annual Report 2023

A further six episodes of our Sci Fi/Sci Fact podcast with Bryan Crump have aired in collaboration with RNZ.

Modified: 5 Jun 2024, 7:04 am

Created: 14 Apr 2024, 11:31 pm
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2023 Funding successes - Annual Report 2023

Funding successes for our Investigators and their research programmes during 2023.

Modified: 5 Jun 2024, 6:39 am

Created: 13 Apr 2024, 7:58 pm
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2023 Marsden grant success

Congratulations to our long list of Marsden winners this year - it's wonderful to see the talent being recognised with Fast-Start grants, and those at the next career stage with their first Standard grants, and especially great to see the strong thread of materials for sustainability running through this list.

Modified: 19 Dec 2023, 6:04 pm

Created: 3 Nov 2023, 4:21 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Philote

Dr Krista Steenbergen gives her scientific take on the super-speedy particle Philote, from the Ender's Game series.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 5:32 pm

Created: 4 Jul 2023, 11:01 am
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Funding successes - Annual Report 2021

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Modified: 3 Jun 2022, 1:19 pm

Created: 9 May 2022, 8:59 pm
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Awards - Annual Report 2021

This provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators in 2021.

Modified: 3 Jun 2022, 10:53 am

Created: 9 May 2022, 10:58 am
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Star Trek: Dilithium Crystals

Dr Krista Steenbergen, Associate Investigator and lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington gives her scientific take on Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek

Modified: 7 Jan 2022, 4:43 pm

Created: 10 Dec 2021, 11:23 am
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2021 MacDiarmid Institute Marsden grant successes

MacDiarmid Institute led research received $6.2 million funding in 2021 Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.

Modified: 3 Nov 2021, 3:28 pm

Created: 3 Nov 2021, 11:29 am
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Philote

Dr Krista Steenbergen from Victoria University of Wellington gives us her scientific take on Philote from Enders Game.

Modified: 11 Jun 2021, 10:26 am

Created: 28 May 2021, 11:04 am
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Adapting to the online environment

As classes and meetings moved online in March as Aotearoa New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown, we adapted our community outreach activities to the virtual environment.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 11:33 am

Created: 31 Mar 2021, 6:13 pm
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