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KiwiNet winners - Annual Report 2022

The MacDiarmid Institute’s research is now called ‘Deep Tech’ by the various investors who beat a path to our door.

Modified: Jul 25, 2023, 2:34 PM

Created: Apr 20, 2023, 7:46 PM
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Funding successes - Annual Report 2022

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2022. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Modified: Aug 15, 2023, 12:56 PM

Created: Apr 19, 2023, 6:34 PM
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The MacDiarmid Institute turns 20

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we took a look back at how we began and found it all began with a napkin.

Modified: Apr 13, 2023, 5:51 PM

Created: Mar 24, 2023, 5:01 PM
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The magic of a dream

Many students dream of undertaking a PhD, Dr Shalini Divya is now commercialising research in aluminium-ion batteries with her PhD.

Modified: Aug 3, 2021, 4:39 PM

Created: Apr 21, 2021, 4:19 PM
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Sustainable battery materials

Many of our researchers are making strides into new materials for energy storage. One project approaching the market is the development of an aluminium-ion battery material.

Modified: Apr 1, 2021, 11:35 AM

Created: Mar 31, 2021, 3:36 PM
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Awards - Annual Report 2020

This provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators in 2020.

Modified: Apr 1, 2021, 2:01 PM

Created: Mar 24, 2021, 5:30 PM
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MacDiarmid Institute winners at the 2020 Kiwinet Awards

Congratulations to Eldon Tate and Jim Johnston for their big wins at the Kiwinet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Modified: Dec 4, 2020, 10:11 AM

Created: Oct 20, 2020, 9:46 AM
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MacDiarmid Institute finalists for the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards

Three MacDiarmid Institute researchers are among 12 finalists selected for the annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Modified: Sep 23, 2020, 1:44 PM

Created: Sep 23, 2020, 12:44 PM
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From secondary school to startup CEO in ten years

Dr Eldon Tate reflects on his path from studying science in high school to founding the startup company Inhibit Coatings.

Modified: Sep 29, 2020, 10:26 AM

Created: Sep 15, 2020, 1:01 PM
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Taking essential metals into a zero-carbon future - Annual Report 2019

Steel and vanadium could be cleaned up thanks to our scientists.

Modified: Apr 20, 2020, 1:25 PM

Created: Mar 16, 2020, 11:56 AM
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Professor Jim Johnston

Professor Jim Johnston has a Personal Chair in Chemistry in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry.

Modified: May 2, 2019, 6:50 PM

Created: Feb 14, 2019, 2:38 PM
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MI Investigators successful in MBIE Endeavour Round 2016 & Smart Ideas

12 of our Investigators were successful in MBIE 2016 Endeavour Round and are involved in both Smart Ideas and Research Programmes.

Modified: Jun 16, 2019, 1:36 PM

Created: Oct 18, 2016, 12:00 AM
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