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The MacDiarmid Institute turns 20

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we took a look back at how we began and found it all began with a napkin.

Modified: 15 Jul 2025, 8:57 am

Created: 24 Mar 2023, 5:01 pm
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Alumni engagement

We continue to celebrate the achievements of our alumni – in academia, government and industry.

Modified: 7 Apr 2021, 12:13 pm

Created: 1 Apr 2021, 2:11 am
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Beyond lithium - Annual Report 2018

In today’s tech-hungry world, lithium batteries are ubiquitous, with everything from your mobile phone to the neighbour’s electric car relying on the metal, and it’s easy to see why. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries pack a punch, storing more energy than any other battery of equivalent size, and delivering power to where it’s needed, quickly and efficiently.

Modified: 15 Apr 2021, 5:44 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:52 am
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When physics meets biochemistry - Annual Report 2018

Could bio-inspired self-assembled magnetic structures make computers more efficient?

Modified: 30 May 2019, 7:14 am

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:51 am
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Industry pathways for science graduates - Annual Report 2018

How do you go from a physics lab to Rocket Lab? Or from a chemistry lab to a new start-up company?

Modified: 21 Dec 2022, 1:36 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:12 am
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1.3 Painting semiconductors - Annual Report 2017

Imagine a point-of-care electronic blood test that can provide an immediate result in a doctor’s surgery, instead of the current tests that have to be sent away to a lab. The blood test device would plug into a mobile phone to provide a reading, and would be cheap and biofriendly.

Modified: 15 Apr 2021, 5:21 pm

Created: 18 May 2018, 12:00 am
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Alison Downard - hi-tech painting

Professor Alison Downard explains "hi-tech painting" techniques to develop surface coatings to boost the effectiveness of energy storing devices.

Modified: 21 May 2019, 6:54 am

Created: 23 Feb 2015, 12:00 am
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