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Kiwi postdoc powers Japanese collaboration for computational discovery of new solar cell materials

Dr Geoffrey Weal and colleagues are using computing and AI to discover materials increasing solar cell efficiency.

Modified: Sep 5, 2023, 12:36 PM

Created: Sep 1, 2023, 7:02 PM
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We welcome two new Deputy Directors

We welcome Associate Professors Anna Garden and Natalie Plank as our new Deputy Directors, and bid farewell from our directorship team to Professor Paul Kruger and Associate Professor Geoff Willmott.

Modified: Jul 10, 2023, 2:00 PM

Created: Jul 3, 2023, 10:58 AM
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KiwiNet winners - Annual Report 2022

The MacDiarmid Institute’s research is now called ‘Deep Tech’ by the various investors who beat a path to our door.

Modified: Jul 25, 2023, 2:34 PM

Created: Apr 20, 2023, 7:46 PM
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Funding successes - Annual Report 2022

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2022. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Modified: Aug 15, 2023, 12:56 PM

Created: Apr 19, 2023, 6:34 PM
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Our research programmes over the years

There has been an evolution to move the focus of applications more towards global challenges of climate change and sustainability.

Modified: Apr 19, 2023, 6:33 PM

Created: Apr 18, 2023, 7:41 PM
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Rhodes Trust trip to Oxford

Our Deputy Director Māori Associate Professor Pauline Harris travelled to Oxford in October with Juliet Nelson.

Modified: Apr 18, 2023, 7:01 PM

Created: Apr 14, 2023, 7:24 PM
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Co-Directors’ Report - Annual Report 2022

When the MacDiarmid Institute turned 20 years old in 2022, we took the opportunity to celebrate what the Institute has achieved so far, and to look forward to the next 20 years.

Modified: Apr 14, 2023, 8:00 PM

Created: Apr 13, 2023, 1:41 PM
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Hon. Ayesha Verrall, Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation visits VUW labs

We hosted a visit by Ayesha Verrall, Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation at our MacDiarmid Institute labs.

Modified: May 31, 2023, 1:27 PM

Created: Nov 4, 2022, 10:31 AM
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New Zealand researchers use world-first technology to discover how melanin protects skin from UV radiation

NZ researchers have used world-first tech to discover how melanin protects the skin from UV radiation, findings could lead to better sunscreens & longer-lasting paints.

Modified: Oct 17, 2022, 8:12 PM

Created: Oct 17, 2022, 10:41 AM
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World-first NZ technology enables researchers to discover the secrets of how melanin protects skin from UV radiation.

World-first NZ technology enables researchers to discover the secrets of how melanin protects skin from UV radiation.

Modified: Oct 26, 2022, 11:20 AM

Created: Oct 11, 2022, 10:44 AM
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Deep tech the winner on the night at the 2022 KiwiNet Commercialisation Awards

Deep tech shone at the 2022 KiwiNet Commercialisation Awards, with four of the winners directly connected with the Institute.

Modified: Oct 18, 2022, 4:37 PM

Created: Oct 7, 2022, 2:34 PM
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To Industry and Beyond - Rotorua (13 October)

In association with the Rotorua Science Society, Professor Justin Hodgkiss and Dr Shalini Divya focus on pathways from science to industry as part of "To Industry and Beyond".

Modified: Oct 17, 2022, 10:40 AM

Created: Sep 28, 2022, 1:40 PM
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