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Praseodymium - a long name but not many uses
Praseodymium is a metal wirh the second longest name on the periodic table and not many uses, says Prof Alan Blackman from AUT in ep 63 of Elemental. Audio
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Potassium - a matter of life and death
13 Sep 2019From levitating burnt buttocks, to excitable nerves and sure-to-rise baking, potassium is highly reactive and vital to life, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 62… Audio
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Green cities of the future - what we can expect in 2050
12 Sep 2019Better solar panels and efficient carbon capture technology will help shape the impact and look of cities in the future, say MacDiarmid Institute scientists. Audio
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Polonium - few redeeming features
9 Sep 2019Polonium will be forever linked with the names Curie and Litvinenko and has negligible desirable features, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 61 of Elemental. Audio
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Praseodymium - a long name but not many uses
16 Sep 2019Praseodymium is a metal wirh the second longest name on the periodic table and not many uses, says Prof Alan Blackman from AUT in ep 63 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Potassium - a matter of life and death
13 Sep 2019From levitating burnt buttocks, to excitable nerves and sure-to-rise baking, potassium is highly reactive and vital to life, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 62 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Green cities of the future - what we can expect in 2050
12 Sep 2019Better solar panels and efficient carbon capture technology will help shape the impact and look of cities in the future, say MacDiarmid Institute scientists. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 12 September 2019
12 Sep 2019MacDiarmid Institute scientists talk about how their work improving solar panel efficiency and developing carbon capture and storage techniques might shape cities of the future. Audio
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Polonium - few redeeming features
9 Sep 2019Polonium will be forever linked with the names Curie and Litvinenko and has negligible desirable features, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 61 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Plutonium - nuclear bombs & nuclear power
6 Sep 2019A radioactive heavyweight associated with nuclear bombs & power, which is powering the Voyager spacecraft, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 60 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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The science of toxic algal blooms
5 Sep 2019Toxic algae expert Jonathan Puddick has a Marsden Grant to find out if toxic cyanobacteria share their toxins with non-toxic species. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 5 September 2019
5 Sep 2019Cyanobacteria are responsible for toxic algal blooms in lakes and rivers, and Cawthron Institute scientists are trying to better understand them. Audio
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Platinum - another pricey precious metal
2 Sep 2019Platinum is useful in catalytic convertors, is used to treat testicular cancer and will be useful in hydrogen fuel cells, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 59 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Phosphorus - P was discovered in pee
30 Aug 2019Phosphorus, chemical symbol P, was first isolated as an element from thousands of litres of urine. Also found in guano, aka bird poo. Allan Blackman from AUT has the full story in ep 58 of Elemental.
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No escape: separating from an abusive partner
29 Aug 2019New Zealand has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world, but sociology research shows life post- separation can still leave women feeling trapped. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 29 August 2019
29 Aug 2019Research into relationships and their break-ups, and oxygen is very friendly with other chemical elements. Audio
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