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The camp where young Māori and Pasifika explore the wonders of science
DiscoveryCamp gives Māori and Pacific high school students the chance to experience science at a tertiary level.
August 7, 2019
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A mother-daughter science experience with Michelle Dickinson at AMN9
A Kitchen Science Cookbook by Michelle Dickinson is helping mothers to engage in the joys of science with their daughters.
February 25, 2019
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A bio-fertiliser with dramatic implications for NZ’s environment
At the AMN9 conference Dan Nocera presented a solar power produced bio-fertiliser that could radically improve crop yields, help sequester...
February 25, 2019
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Single use plastic is piling up. Is pyrolysis the answer?
With global angst mounting about the buildup of plastic ending up in landfills and the environment, chemists and materials scientists.
February 19, 2019
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Materialise event and MacDiarmid ‘home-grown’ tech featured in the NZ Herald
Home-grown tech could offer a greener future for the planet, say two leading scientists behind a major summit at Te...
October 26, 2018
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Western theory isn’t the only way: celebrating Māori and Pasifika science
DiscoveryCamp is inspiring young Māori and Pasifika students to persist with science.
August 21, 2018
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The Spinoff profiles Nicola Gaston in her new role as Co-Director
Recently appointed co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute Dr Nicola Gaston’s new role allows her to guide one of New Zealand’s...
June 28, 2018
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Media coverage of Juliet Gerrard’s appointment as PM’s science advisor
Professor Gerrard’s appointment has been covered by the NZ Herald, stuff. co. nz, and The Spinoff.
June 28, 2018
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NZ Herald interviews Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard
University of Auckland biochemist Professor Juliet Gerrard is about to start her new role as Prime Minister's chief science adviser,...
June 28, 2018
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Professor Dan Nocera – Fuels to Food from Sunlight, Air, and Water
Harvard Professor and MacDiarmid Institute International Science Board member Dan Nocera talk at the Royal Society.
March 6, 2018
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Computer chips like human brains may ease global energy problem
Professor Simon Brown and his research regarding neuromorphic computer chips is featured on TVNZ and at the idealog.
March 6, 2018
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Professor Shane Telfer helps to ease life for asthmatics
Scientists hope to help asthma sufferers and others needing oxygen at home by developing molecular sponges with nanoscale-sized pores to...
December 12, 2017
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