Nights for Thursday 12 May 2011

7:10 Dry Water

Material chemistry scientist Dr Ben Carter from the University of Liverpool about a substance coined 'dry water' - and it's potential to clean up chemistry and possibly alleviate global warming by storing carbon dioxide

7:30 Spectrum

People, places and events in New Zealand

8 pm News & Weather

8:15 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries

8:40 Science: Everyday Physics

Physicist and deputy director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology, Dr Shaun Hendy, is taking it back to basics: how a shiny piece of plastic called a compact disc works

8:59 Conundrum: Clue 5

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 Our Changing World

Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world.

9:59 Conundrum: Clue 6

10 pm News & Weather

10:17 Late Edition

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11 pm News & Weather

11:06 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events.