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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Jumbonium

Dr Nate Davis, Victoria University of Wellington Senior Lecturer gives his scientific take on Jumbonium from Futurama.

Modified: Jul 23, 2021, 10:38 AM

Created: Jul 6, 2021, 12:48 PM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - The Death Star

PhD Student, Aleksandra Ilina from Victoria University of Wellington, gives us her scientific take on the Star Wars' Death Star.

Modified: Jul 9, 2021, 4:26 PM

Created: Jun 24, 2021, 11:52 AM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Ironman’s Suit

Associate Professor Catherine Whitby, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator gives us her scientific take on Ironman's Suit

Modified: Jun 25, 2021, 10:40 AM

Created: Jun 9, 2021, 5:17 PM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Philote

Dr Krista Steenbergen from Victoria University of Wellington gives us her scientific take on Philote from Enders Game.

Modified: Jun 11, 2021, 10:26 AM

Created: May 28, 2021, 11:04 AM
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - The Force

Geoffrey Weal, PhD student at the University of Otago gives us his scientific take on The Force From Star Wars.

Modified: May 28, 2021, 11:15 AM

Created: May 14, 2021, 10:35 AM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Turbinium

Samuel Martín Treceño, Ph.D. Candidate gives us his scientific take on Total Recall's Turbinium.

Modified: May 28, 2021, 11:14 AM

Created: Apr 30, 2021, 9:36 AM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Back to the Future

Rodrigo Martinez Gazoni, Rutherford Postdoctoral fellow, gives us his scientific take on the Back to The Future movie franchise.

Modified: Apr 30, 2021, 9:44 AM

Created: Apr 20, 2021, 2:00 PM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Shipstone (Part 2)

In Part 2, Bryan asks Chris, how much power might we be able to store in a battery?

Modified: Apr 20, 2021, 5:20 PM

Created: Apr 9, 2021, 11:24 AM
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Shipstone (Part 1)

Dr Chris Bumby, gives us his scientific take on Shipstone from the novel 'Friday' by Robert Heinlein.

Modified: Apr 12, 2021, 1:33 PM

Created: Apr 7, 2021, 2:39 PM
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Responding to the challenge of Covid-19

2020 was an extraordinary year. Along with the rest of the world, we pivoted to find ways to best support our people through these times.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 11:23 AM

Created: Apr 1, 2021, 12:27 PM
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RNZ Nights’ Materials: Fact or Fiction

We continued our collaboration with RNZ, with a new series ‘Materials: Fact or Fiction’.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 11:16 AM

Created: Apr 1, 2021, 1:35 AM
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Adapting to the online environment

As classes and meetings moved online in March as Aotearoa New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown, we adapted our community outreach activities to the virtual environment.

Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 11:33 AM

Created: Mar 31, 2021, 6:13 PM
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