Chemistry
Drug discoverer recognised with a top science honour
The 2017 MacDiarmid Medal has been awarded to chemist Peter Tyler, for his work designing and creating new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.
AudioSir Venki Ramikrishnan: Antibiotics and the cell's protein factory
Sir Venkatraman 'Venki' Ramakrishnan is a Nobel Prize-winning biologist who has contributed to our understanding of the atomic structure of the ribosome - the site within living cells where genetic… Audio
Catalyst - from corn to plastic
Chemist Sally Brooker is developing a catalyst that could be used to produce biodegradable plastic from corn. Video, Audio
Catalyst - from corn to plastic
Chemist Sally Brooker is developing a catalyst that could be used to produce biodegradable plastic from corn.
Video, AudioScience with rigger!
Adventure seeking chemistry researcher, Sarah Kessans on her record breaking row boat journey across the Atlantic and getting shortlisted by NASA to become an astronaut. Audio, Gallery
Breath-testing for emotions
Researchers in Germany studied nearly 10,000 cinema goers have detected changes in the chemical composition of the movie theatre air which mirrored the audience's reactions to particular scenes. Audio
Bookmarks - Kate McGrath
Kate McGrath is an academic; the immediate past Director of The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, she's also held post-doctoral positions at L'Université de Pierre et… Audio
Nobel Prize for work on neutrinos raises new questions
Three scientists from Sweden, the United States and Turkey have won the this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry for a discovery that promises to provide new ammunition in the war on cancer. Dr Art… Audio
Animating science
Drew Berry is a biomedical animator who brings complex scientific ideas to life using animation. Video, Audio, Gallery
UK chemist light ups the stage and RNZ's studio!
Dr Peter Wothers is bringing chemistry to life in a series of demonstration lectures and public talks across New Zealand. Audiences are getting the chance to learn about the chemistry of two items… Audio
Bright Earth: questions from the audience
Dr Philip Ball answers questions from the audience. Audio
Bright Earth: the Invention of Colour
Today we can take our pick of masses of paint colours, but artists of earlier times had to painstakingly make their own pigments. Some were immensely expensive. Unstable ones faded or darkened. Dr… Audio, Gallery
Discovering Drugs for Breast Cancer
Parry Guilford and his team are researching the genetics and chemistry of lobular breast cancer with the aim of discovering new drugs to treat it Audio
Discovering Drugs for Breast Cancer
Parry Guilford and his team are researching the genetics and chemistry of lobular breast cancer with the aim of discovering new drugs to treat it
AudioLet There Be Light - The Dodd-Walls Centre
The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies is a Centre for Research Excellence that is partnering with Otago Museum Audio
Let There Be Light - The Dodd-Walls Centre
The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies is a Centre for Research Excellence that is partnering with Otago Museum
AudioMichael Graetzel: splitting water and dyed solar cells
Director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switzerland, and one of the most highly cited chemists in the world. Audio
Playing Favourites with Peter Schwerdtfeger
Director of the Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, at Massey University, Albany, who has been awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's 2014… Audio
2014 Rutherford Medal Winner
The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger Audio
2014 Rutherford Medal Winner
The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger
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