News & events
Podcasts
Advanced filters
Showing 73-84 of 155 items
Podcast
Materials Fact or Fiction - Kryptonite
Professor Bill Williams, Principal Investigator gives us his scientific take on Kryptonite from DC Comics' Superman.
December 8, 2020
Podcast
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Mandalorian Iron
Dr Catherine Whitby, Associate Investigator gives us her scientific take on Mandalorian Iron from Star Wars.
November 27, 2020
Podcast
Using Tiwai's power to cut pollution from our internet searches
Co-Director Nicola Gaston has creative suggestions for repurposing the renewable electricity Tiwai is abandoning.
November 24, 2020
Podcast
Materials: Fact of Fiction - The Philosopher's Stone
Dr Erin Leitao, Associate Investigator gives us her scientific take on The Philosopher's Stone from Harry Potter.
November 13, 2020
Podcast
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
Podcast
Materials Fact or Fiction - Octiron
MacDiarmid Institute PhD Student Kate Andrew gives their scientific take on Octiron from The Discworld Series.
October 16, 2020
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
Podcast
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Vibranium
Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Vibranium from the Marvel Comics on RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump.
September 8, 2020
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
© MacDiarmid Institute 2025, All rights reserved
Website by WebWeaver Productions