Materials Fact or Fiction
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - The Stillsuit from Dune
Associate Professor Geoff Willmott, MacDiarmid Institute Deputy Director for Commercialisation and Industry Engagement, and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland gives us his… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Dalekanium
18 Feb 2021Dr Heloise Stevance, research fellow at the University of Auckland's physics department gives us her scientific take on Dalekanium from Doctor Who - an extremely durable material used to create Daleks
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Materials Fact or Fiction - Tenet
4 Feb 2021Professor Bill Williams, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Professor in Biophysics and Soft Matter at Massey University talks us through the science of Tenet, the 2020 sci-fi film… Audio
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Materials Fact or Fiction - Kryptonite
10 Dec 2020Professor Bill Williams, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Professor in Biophysics and Soft Matter at Massey University gives us his scientific take on Superman's Kryptonite, the green… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Mandalorian Iron
26 Nov 2020Dr Catherine Whitby, Senior Chemistry Lecturer at Massey University, and MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator, talking about the Star Wars material Mandalorian, super light and super strong… Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - The Philosopher's Stone
Dr Erin Leitao, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Auckland gives us her scientific take on The Philosopher's Stone from Harry Potter. Audio
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Materials Fact or Fiction - The Black Hole in Interstella
29 Oct 2020Richard Easther is a theoretical cosmologist and Professor of Physics (Head of Department) at the University of Auckland. He gives us his scientific take on the Black Hole from the movie Interstellar.
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Materials Fact or Fiction - Octiron
Kate Andrew is a PhD student in Optical Nano-Microrobotics at Massey University and she gives her her scientific take on Octiron - a magical metal from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Baakonite
1 Oct 2020Duncan McGillivrary, Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute and Associate Professor in Chemical Sciences at the University of Auckland gives us his scientific take on Baakonite from Star… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak
17 Sep 2020Colm Healy, MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Canterbury gives us his scientific take on Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak. Video, Audio
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Materials Fact of Fiction - Vibranium
3 Sep 2020MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Physics Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington - Krista Steenbergen gives her scientific take on Vibranium, a fictional metal appearing in Marvel… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Nth Element
20 Aug 2020Professor Penny Brothers, Principle Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute and Professor of Chemistry at the Australian National University gives us her scientific take on Nth Metal from CD Comics… Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - Tricorder
23 Jul 2020MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Research Scientist at the Photon Factory in the School of Chemical Science at the University of Auckland, Michel Nieuwoudt gives us her take on Star… Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - The Subtle Knife
9 Jul 2020Dr Mike Price MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington gives us his scientific take on The Subtle Knife from Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" Trilogy. Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - Flubber
25 Jun 2020Doctor Nathaniel Davis, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington gives us his scientific take on Flubber - which looks like… Video, Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - Neutronium
11 Jun 2020Associate Professor in Physics at the Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, JJ Eldridge gives us her scientific take on Neutronium - a material widely written about in fiction - including Star… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Feminum
28 May 2020MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director and Principal Investigator and Auckland University Associate Professor Nicola Gaston gives us her scientific take on Feminum, the indestructible bulletproof metal of… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Adamantium
14 May 2020Tonight Dr. Chris Bumby, Principal Scientist at Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Institute; and Associate Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute gies us his scientific take on Adamantium… Audio
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Materials Fact of Fiction - Spiderman's Silk
30 Apr 2020Dr Paul Hume, MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington looks into the science behind Spiderman's silk. Audio
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Materials Fact or Fiction - Sting
16 Apr 2020Another in our Materials Fact of Fiction series in partnership with The MacDiarmid Institute where we get a scientific take on a material or concept in fiction - tonight Dr Mike Price a MacDiarmid… Audio
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Materials Fact of Fiction - Dilithium Crystals
2 Apr 2020Dr Krista Steenbergen, MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Physics lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington give us her scientific take on Dilithium Crystals from Star Trek. Audio
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Materials: Fact of Fiction - Mithril
MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Senior Scientist at the Robinson Research Institute of Victoria University of Wellington Chris Bumby gives us his scietific take on Mithril from Lord of… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Unobtanium
20 Feb 2020We continue our series in collaboration with the MacDiarmid Institute where we take an idea from fiction and see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny. Tonight, McDiarmid Institute co-director and… Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Lightsabers
30 Jan 2020A new series on Nights in collaboration with the MacDiarmid Institute where we take an idea from fiction and see how it stands up to scientific scrutiny. Tonight, Professor Justin Hodgkiss Professor… Audio
