Physics
Nights Science - The Atomic Clock
Our regular physicist, Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland joins us once again. Continuing his theme of time, he's talking atomic clocks. Audio
Telling the Time
Nights' physicist Shaun Hendy joins us once again. Tonight we're using dimensional analysis to tell the time. Audio
Young physicist wins the PM's Future Scientist Prize
Modelling granular materials such as corn and salt has earned Onslow College physics student Finn Messerli the school's third Prime Minister's Future Scientist Award. Audio
Young physicist wins the PM's Future Scientist Prize
Modelling granular materials such as corn and salt has earned Onslow College physics student Finn Messerli the school's third Prime Minister's Future Scientist Award.
AudioProfessor Brian Cox on black holes and life on Mars
Professor Brian Cox is a science star. He's coming to New Zealand bringing the Universe to life on stage. He speaks to Jim Mora about science and what it takes to make it entertaining. Video, Audio
Opening a new window into the universe
Dr Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani-American quantum astrophysicist who was part of the team that first observed gravtation waves (ripples in the fabric of space time) in a landmark discovery in 2016… Audio
Anthony Aguirre - The origin of order in the universe
Professor Anthony Aguirre received his doctorate from Harvard University then spent three years as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton before joining the University of… Audio
Lucy Hawking - Brief Answers to the Big Questions
The late Stephen Hawking was an acclaimed theoretical physicist and considered to be one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University… Audio
Nights Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland joins Bryan in the Wellington studio. Tonight we're digesting the the 2018 Nobel Prizes in Physics. Audio
Dr Michio Kaku - theoretical physicist
Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, and the co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory. His academic work looks to continue Einstein's search for a "Theory of Everything,"… Audio
Sally Seidel: breaking down the Higgs Boson
Physics Professor Sally Seidel, from the University of New Mexico, was a collaborator on the Large Hadron Collider experiment, where six years ago she was in one of two teams that discovered the… Audio
Nights Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland joins us again. Back in February he spoke about the physics of keeping cool. Tonight he's investigating keeping warm. Audio
Dr Nicola Gaston - The Chemistry of Things
Dr Nicola Gaston is the new co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland. Gaston was a senior lecturer in the School of… Audio
Superconductor sandwiches
High temperature superconductor research in New Zealand includes new nano-scale superconductor sandwiches. Audio
Superconductor sandwiches
High temperature superconductor research in New Zealand includes new nano-scale superconductor sandwiches.
AudioOur Changing World for 29 March 2018
Dragonflies are exquisite flying machines with an ancient history, and high temperature superconductor research that includes superconductor sandwiches. Audio
The physics of blood spatter
Engineer Mark Jermy has been helping forensics investigators understand the science behind blood spatter evidence at crime scenes. Audio
The physics of blood spatter
Engineer Mark Jermy has been helping forensics investigators understand the science behind blood spatter evidence at crime scenes.
AudioBrian Cox: 'Mars will be an interesting place to be'
Humans are physically insignificant both individually and as a civilisation, but if we are very rare in the universe – as science suggests – we are also extremely valuable, says particle physicist… Audio
Breaking through the mysteries of Antarctic sea-ice
Kathryn Ryan talks to the University of Otago's sea-ice expert Professor Pat Langhorne. Sea-ice physics is a relatively new discipline, and there are many important questions that are still… Audio
