3 Jul 2024

Kryptonite

From Sci Fi / Sci Fact, 5:00 am on 3 July 2024
The screen-used Kryptonite crystal from the film "Superman III"  on display at Profiles In History in Calabasas, northwest of downtown Los Angeles,

 The screen-used Kryptonite crystal from the film Superman III Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP

Headshot of Professor Bill Williams

Professor Bill Williams Photo: Mark Tantrum

Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... unless there is kryptonite around, that is.

Professor Bill Williams, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Professor in Biophysics and Soft Matter at Massey University, sits down with Bryan Crump to discuss whether any known elements could have this sort of effect in real life.

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