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Five alternatives to aluminium at Tiwai

The market failure imposed by the use of Tiwai Point as an aluminium smelter does not mean that there are no other good options. Nicola Gaston explores five of them.

Modified: Aug 18, 2020, 10:50 AM

Created: Aug 11, 2020, 11:54 AM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Feminum

Associate Professor Nicola Gaston discusses the science behind feminum from Wonder Woman on RNZs' Nights.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:20 PM

Created: May 29, 2020, 5:06 PM
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How can materials science offer a greener future for our planet? - Annual Report 2019

In 2019, we focused our annual regional showcase on 'NZ Innovation for Sustainability.'

Modified: May 28, 2020, 3:05 PM

Created: May 28, 2020, 2:13 PM
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Co-Directors' Report - Annual Report 2019

A major focus for the MacDiarmid Institute in 2019 was building the proposal for our next eight years of CoRE funding.

Modified: May 25, 2020, 9:37 AM

Created: Apr 17, 2020, 12:28 PM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Unobtanium

In this episode of the new series 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Associate Professor Nicola Gaston discusses unobtanium.

Modified: Mar 9, 2020, 12:15 PM

Created: Feb 21, 2020, 7:33 AM
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Nicola Gaston on the gender pay gap in academia

MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director Associate Professor Nicola Gaston talks to Lynn Freeman at RNZ about the gender pay gap in academia.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:57 PM

Created: Jan 28, 2020, 10:26 AM
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Not-so-modest proposals for Tiwai

An ambitious solution would keep jobs in Southland and deliver on the promise of the Zero Carbon Act.

Modified: Jan 28, 2020, 12:37 PM

Created: Dec 10, 2019, 10:02 AM
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Element of the Week - Gallium (Ga)

Associate Professor Nicola Gaston introduces the element Gallium on RNZ's Night Element of the Week.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:17 PM

Created: Aug 9, 2019, 10:07 AM
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What is materials science

MacDiarmid Institute investigators discuss how materials science and nanotechnology can solve the big problems of our time.

Modified: May 27, 2019, 4:55 PM

Created: May 8, 2019, 12:00 AM
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Interface Industry Challenge

MacDiarmid Institute investigators discuss how commercialisation of scientific breakthroughs can help New Zealand’s industry and knowledge economy.

Modified: May 26, 2019, 12:44 AM

Created: May 8, 2019, 12:00 AM
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Element of the Week - Mercury (Hg)

Associate Professor Nicola Gaston introduces the element Mercury on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 3:55 PM

Created: Apr 26, 2019, 3:02 PM
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Virtual materials - Annual Report 2018

Our researchers use computers to reproduce conditions unachievable in a lab, such as the magnetic forces inside a white dwarf star.

Modified: May 30, 2019, 7:24 AM

Created: Apr 8, 2019, 12:47 AM
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