15 Minutes Smarter
15 Minutes Smarter
Jonathan Falconer and Claire Concannon
The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology is a network of leading researchers united in a common goal: to create and explore innovative, sustainable materials that will improve the lives of people in Aotearoa and around the world.
15 Minutes Smarter - Episode 3 - It's the Little Things
Jono & Claire take a trip to the nanoscale, where things get weird, and Dr. Anna Garden shares her stoke on the power of tiny things. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Dec 16, 2020
16 min
15 Minutes Smarter - Episode 2: Alternative Energy
In the second episode of 15 Minutes Smarter, Claire and Jono talk about what energy is, how coal is renewable if you are just prepared to wait, and chat to Professor Justin Hodgkiss about the power of solar power. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Sep 3, 2020
15 min
15 Minutes Smarter - Episode 1: Not immaterial
Jono and Claire discuss the importance of materials since the start of civilisation, how materials science became a thing and how it is evolving to be its best self.
Jul 19, 2020
16 min