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Appointment of two new Independent Directors to the Institute's Governance Board

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Two new Independent Directors for the Institute's Governance Board

We welcome the appointment of two new Independent Directors to the MacDiarmid Institute Board: Marny Reakes and Blanche Morrogh.

May 21, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Exoplanets

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Exoplanets

Associate Professor Jan Eldridge talks about exoplanets and the likelihood that some might be able to sustain life.

May 20, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Tenet

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Tenet

Professor Bill Williams talks us through the science of time travel in Tenet, the 2020 sci-fi film by Christopher Nolan.

May 17, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Corrodium

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Corrodium

Bill Jia discusses the chances of coming across something that could mutate living beings on the spot.

May 15, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Arc Reactor

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Arc Reactor

James Rice gives us his scientific take on the Marvel comic concept of the Arc Reactor on the Ironman suit.

May 13, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The Subtle Knife

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The Subtle Knife

Dr Mike Price talks about Æsahættr, from His Dark Materials trilogy, a knife that can cut windows between worlds.

May 10, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Beanstalk

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Beanstalk

Dr Nate Davis on the science behind Jack and the Beanstalk - could we use plants to reach the stars?

May 8, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Wildfire

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Wildfire

Kit Chapman talks Wildfire from Game of Thrones, a flammable liquid with flames so hot that water cannot extinguish them.

May 6, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Vibranium

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Vibranium

Dr Krista Steenbergen talks about Vibranium, a metal that can absorb, store and release large amounts of kinetic energy.

May 4, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Cuendillar

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Cuendillar

Dr Matt Cowan discusses Cuendillar, or Heartstone, an almost indestructible substance from The Wheel of Time book.

May 4, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The White Suit

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The White Suit

Professor Geoff Willmott takes a look at the science behind the 1951 blockbuster movie, The Man in the White Suit.

May 4, 2024

Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Baakonite

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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Baakonite

Professor Duncan McGillivray discusses Baakonite - a strong, reinforced metal used for traditional Klingon weaponry such as the bat'leth.

May 4, 2024

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