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Materials Fact or Fiction - The Black Hole in Interstellar
Professor Richard Easther gives us his scientific take on the Black Hole from the movie Interstellar.
October 30, 2020
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Materials Fact or Fiction - Octiron
MacDiarmid Institute PhD Student Kate Andrew gives their scientific take on Octiron from The Discworld Series.
October 16, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Baakonite
Duncan McGillivray, Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute gives us his scientific take on Baakonite from Star Trek.
October 2, 2020
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Dr Eldon Tate's silver bullet against bacteria
Dr Eldon Tate went on RNZ's Saturday Morning to talk about how Inhibit Coatings is developing anti-microbial coatings for surfaces.
September 29, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - The Invisibility Cloak
MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Colm Healy gives his scientific take on the Invisibility Cloak from Harry Potter.
September 18, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Vibranium
Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Vibranium from the Marvel Comics on RadioNZ Nights with Bryan Crump.
September 8, 2020
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15 Minutes Smarter - Episode 2: Alternative Energy
Claire and Jono talk about what energy is, how coal is renewable if you are just prepared to wait, and...
August 31, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Nth Metal
Professor Penny Brothers discusses the science behind Nth Metal from the DC Comics on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump
August 21, 2020
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Ambitious proposals for surplus electricity once Tiwai closes
Professors Sally Brooker and David Williams discuss options for using surplus electricity at the Manapouri power station.
August 11, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Wildfire
Science journalist Kit Chapman discusses the science behind Wildfire from Game of Thrones on RNZ's Nights with Bryan Crump.
August 7, 2020
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National New Energy Centre opens in Taranaki
A long awaited new energy centre has been officially opened in Taranaki.
July 28, 2020
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Tricorder
Dr Michel Nieuwoudt discusses the science behind Tricorder on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump.
July 27, 2020
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