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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: Exoplanets

Associate Professor Jan Eldridge talks about exoplanets and the likelihood that some might be able to sustain life.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:04 pm

Created: 20 May 2024, 10:36 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Tenet

Professor Bill Williams talks us through the science of time travel in Tenet, the 2020 sci-fi film by Christopher Nolan.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:03 pm

Created: 17 May 2024, 10:18 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Corrodium

Bill Jia discusses the chances of coming across something that could mutate living beings on the spot.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:01 pm

Created: 15 May 2024, 9:57 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Arc Reactor

James Rice gives us his scientific take on the Marvel comic concept of the Arc Reactor on the Ironman suit.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:01 pm

Created: 13 May 2024, 9:01 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The Subtle Knife

Dr Mike Price talks about Æsahættr, from His Dark Materials trilogy, a knife that can cut windows between worlds.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 11:00 pm

Created: 10 May 2024, 8:39 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Beanstalk

Dr Nate Davis on the science behind Jack and the Beanstalk - could we use plants to reach the stars?

Modified: 28 May 2024, 10:59 pm

Created: 8 May 2024, 8:24 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Wildfire

Kit Chapman talks Wildfire from Game of Thrones, a flammable liquid with flames so hot that water cannot extinguish them.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 10:59 pm

Created: 6 May 2024, 8:10 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: Cuendillar

Dr Matt Cowan discusses Cuendillar, or Heartstone, an almost indestructible substance from The Wheel of Time book.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 10:57 pm

Created: 4 May 2024, 7:20 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The White Suit

Professor Geoff Willmott takes a look at the science behind the 1951 blockbuster movie, The Man in the White Suit.

Modified: 28 May 2024, 10:57 pm

Created: 4 May 2024, 6:30 pm
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Baakonite

Professor Duncan McGillivray discusses Baakonite - a strong, reinforced metal used for traditional Klingon weaponry such as the bat'leth.

Modified: 19 Jun 2024, 9:01 am

Created: 4 May 2024, 6:07 pm
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