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DiscoveryCamp could be the cure for low numbers of Māori and Pasifika in science
DiscoveryCamp gives Māori and Pasifika high school students a taste of life as a scientist.
August 7, 2020
In The Media
Recycling breakthrough set to save environment from acid
An industrial prototype to recycle acid waste from Christchurch’s galvanised steel industries is just the beginning for researchers at the...
June 8, 2020
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Deep tech and the Māori economy can be the backbone of NZ’s recovery
Geoff Willmott discusses how the tech sector and the Māori economy is well-placed to lead New Zealand's recovery from Covid-19.
June 4, 2020
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COVID-19 Science Communication
During these unfamiliar times, independent science communication has come into its own.
June 1, 2020
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Covid-19: The maths that explains why we’re locking down
Want to avoid Covid-19? Shaun Hendy explains the statistical modelling that helps us understand how diseases spread.
April 1, 2020
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RadioNZ 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...
March 13, 2020
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Hydrogen-steelmaking research wins Innovation Award
Dr Chris Bumby has received the HERA 2020 Innovation Award in recognition of his work towards developing a hydrogen-ironmaking process.
March 6, 2020
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How to reduce the carbon cost of building our world with steel
Laurie Winkless speaks to the New Zealand scientists working to clean up the final frontier and how to make steel...
January 28, 2020
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Not-so-modest proposals for Tiwai
An ambitious solution would keep jobs in Southland and deliver on the promise of the Zero Carbon Act.
December 10, 2019
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Batteries are toxic, so I’m building my own rechargeable non-toxic batteries
PhD student Shalini Divya is on a mission to find new materials to make rechargeable batteries more sustainable.
November 11, 2019
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How to make solar electricity cheap? Move light sideways
Dr Nate Davis brought his research from the UK to New Zealand to make solar technology more affordable.
November 5, 2019
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After decades of service, the lithium-ion battery has won a Nobel Prize
Justin Hodgkiss celebrates the slow and steady speed of technological developments.
October 30, 2019
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