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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Sting

On RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump, Dr Mike Price discusses the science behind Sting from Lord of the Rings.

Modified: 15 May 2020, 5:54 pm

Created: 17 Apr 2020, 11:10 am
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Dilithium Crystals

Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek with RNZ Nights' Bryan Crump.

Modified: 1 May 2020, 9:22 am

Created: 3 Apr 2020, 12:44 pm
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Mithril

In this episode of RNZ's 'Materials: Fact or Fiction' Dr Chris Bumby discusses Mithril from Lord of the Rings.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 4:54 pm

Created: 26 Mar 2020, 11:44 am
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RNZ Nights' Materials: Fact or Fiction

'Materials: Fact or Fiction' is a new series on RNZ Nights in collaboration with the MacDiarmid Institute where an idea is taken from fiction to see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 11:13 am

Created: 13 Mar 2020, 5:17 pm
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Axonite

In this episode of RNZ's 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Professor Bill Williams discusses Axonite from Dr Who.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 4:54 pm

Created: 9 Mar 2020, 11:28 am
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Unobtanium

In this episode of the new series 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Associate Professor Nicola Gaston discusses unobtanium.

Modified: 9 Mar 2020, 12:15 pm

Created: 21 Feb 2020, 7:33 am
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Lightsabers

In this episode of the new series 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Professor Justin Hodgkiss gives his take on lighsabers. 

Modified: 8 Mar 2020, 3:36 pm

Created: 31 Jan 2020, 8:33 am
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Nicola Gaston on the gender pay gap in academia

MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director Associate Professor Nicola Gaston talks to Lynn Freeman at RNZ about the gender pay gap in academia.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 4:57 pm

Created: 28 Jan 2020, 10:26 am
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Professor Juliet Gerrard on the call for a national plastic recycling strategy

MacDiarmid Institute Emeritus Investigator and Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard talks with Emile Donovan at Radio New Zealand about her report, 'Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa.'

Modified: 28 Jan 2020, 12:44 pm

Created: 27 Jan 2020, 3:43 pm
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The search for a better battery

MacDiarmid Institute PhD student Shalini Divya is looking for the next sustainable and long lasting battery.

Modified: 18 Jan 2021, 2:39 pm

Created: 18 Jan 2020, 2:18 pm
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Element of the Week - Radium (Ra)

Dr Jonathan Falconer introduces the element Radium on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 4:21 pm

Created: 30 Dec 2019, 4:54 pm
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Element of the Week - Tin (Sn)

Research scientist Dr Michel Nieuwoudt introduces the element Tin on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.

Modified: 24 Jan 2022, 4:21 pm

Created: 17 Dec 2019, 9:49 am
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