On RNZ Nights with Bryan Crump, Dr Mike Price discusses the science behind Sting from Lord of the Rings.
Modified: May 15, 2020, 5:54 PM
Created: Apr 17, 2020, 11:10 AM
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Dr Krista Steenbergen discusses the science behind Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek with RNZ Nights' Bryan Crump.
Modified: May 1, 2020, 9:22 AM
Created: Apr 3, 2020, 12:44 PM
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In this episode of RNZ's 'Materials: Fact or Fiction' Dr Chris Bumby discusses Mithril from Lord of the Rings.
Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:54 PM
Created: Mar 26, 2020, 11:44 AM
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'Materials: Fact or Fiction' is a new series on RNZ Nights in collaboration with the MacDiarmid Institute where an idea is taken from fiction to see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny.
Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 11:13 AM
Created: Mar 13, 2020, 5:17 PM
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In this episode of RNZ's 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Professor Bill Williams discusses Axonite from Dr Who.
Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:54 PM
Created: Mar 9, 2020, 11:28 AM
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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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In this episode of the new series 'Materials: Fact or Fiction', Professor Justin Hodgkiss gives his take on lighsabers.
Modified: Mar 8, 2020, 3:36 PM
Created: Jan 31, 2020, 8:33 AM
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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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MacDiarmid Institute Emeritus Investigator and Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard talks with Emile Donovan at Radio New Zealand about her report, 'Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa.'
Modified: Jan 28, 2020, 12:44 PM
Created: Jan 27, 2020, 3:43 PM
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MacDiarmid Institute PhD student Shalini Divya is looking for the next sustainable and long lasting battery.
Modified: Jan 18, 2021, 2:39 PM
Created: Jan 18, 2020, 2:18 PM
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Dr Jonathan Falconer introduces the element Radium on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.
Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:21 PM
Created: Dec 30, 2019, 4:54 PM
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Research scientist Dr Michel Nieuwoudt introduces the element Tin on RNZ Nights' Element of the Week.
Modified: Jan 24, 2022, 4:21 PM
Created: Dec 17, 2019, 9:49 AM
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