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1.4 The solar panel revolution - Annual Report 2017

When we imagine solar panels, we think of hard rectangular frames sitting on roofs, or spread out across expanses of deserts, but imagine flexible, bendy solar panels, supple enough to skim a curved roof, pliable enough to be rolled up and transported easily, lightweight enough to be a thin film for the roof of a tent, and portable enough to be rolled out to generate power for emergency relief operations or taken into remote areas.

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1.5 Science is beautiful - Annual Report 2017

Scientists don’t often call the focus of their work gorgeous, but this is the exact term that Principal Investigator Professor Shane Telfer uses to describe the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) he is creating in the lab.

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3.9 Cluster hui - Annual Report 2017

The MacDiarmid Institute’s 15th annual cluster hui on nanoclusters was held in Glenorchy in November, where 29 MacDiarmid scientists from four universities presented a huge range of work within the cluster umbrella.

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Created: 18/05/2018, 12:00 am
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4.1 Into the future - Annual Report 2017

With 624 PhD students and 190 Postdoctoral Fellows having graduated and found their way in the wider world after their time with the MacDiarmid Institute, it’s not surprising to see some real success stories. Here are three recent examples.

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Emeritus Investigators - Annual Report 2016

When it comes to science there’s often a focus on the new, the most current, the latest (research, funds, etc) and it can be easy to forget how success is built on the ongoing support of others.

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Examining the nano-environment between cancer cells - Annual Report 2018

Research into micro-environmental conditions within and between cells might ultimately result in tailored cancer medications.

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Metal Organic Frameworks - Annual Report 2018

An entire rugby turf in a teaspoon: the tiny crystal game-changers in combatting climate change.

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New Principal Investigators - Annual Report 2018

An overview of the research interests of each of our eight new Principal Investigators.

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Created: 8/04/2019, 12:41 am
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Science of Surfaces bootcamp - Annual Report 2018

This year 30 MacDiarmid Institute students - chemists and physicists - met up in Wanaka to discuss the science of…

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Students share their science - MESA 3-min video competition - Annual Report 2016

This year the MacDiarmid Emerging Students Association (MESA) challenged MacDiarmid students and researchers to produce a three minute long video clip presenting their research to the general public (on a level that could be enjoyed and understood by a curious teenager).

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Created: 11/08/2017, 12:00 am
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