Physics
Bill Phillips: atoms, time, and light
Fellow of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Distinguished Professor at University of Maryland, fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute, and joint winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for… Audio
Ultra-fast lasers
Ultra-fast lasers - or more properly ultra short-pulsed lasers - are very accurate, which makes them useful in industry and research Audio
The Universe In Your Hand
In his latest book, 'The Universe in Your Hand' French Theoretical physicist Christophe Galfard takes you on a whistle-stop, wonder filled journey to the edge of the universe and back again. Using… Audio
Work on ghostly neutrinos earns Nobel prize
The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada, for discovering that neutrinos have mass.
Deciding on how we decide
Can maths provide a much better account of human thinking than traditional models?
Co-author of Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision Prof. Peter Bruza from the Information Systems School of… Audio
Leto Xavier - The Kingdom of Spacemoths
Leto Xavier is a Canterbury raised, Wellington based painter and multi-media artist. He has used his paintings to express his passion for physics and astronomy, as well as his struggles relating to… Audio, Gallery
Shaun Hendy - Physics
Professor Shaun Hendy, director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland on the science of physics. How good are computers at simulating physics, in fact, will they eventually replace… Audio
Physics : Shaun Hendy
Our physist Professor Shaun Hendy welcomes the return of the large Hadron Collider. Audio
The physics of cricket
Shaun Hendy director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland is like an electro-magnet and by attraction, shows us how physics works... the physics of cricket. Audio
Energy and the musical scale
Dunsandel engineer and author, discussing how energy gives us the musical scale. 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 Audio
Quantum biology - the spark of life
Professors of physics (Al-Khalili) and molecular genetics (McFadden) at the University of Surrey, who collaborated on the new book, Life on the Edge. Audio
Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy from the Physics Department of the University of Auckland points the laser at how physics can affect our everyday life. It was the biggest story in physics this year, but did the… Audio
Andrew Paterson and Todd Rippon: Isaac Newton play
Circa Theatre's production of 'Isaac's Eye' by Lucas Hnath. Audio
Particle Fever: building the LHC - Monica Dunford
American physicist who works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider based at CERN, and is featured in Particle Fever, a documentary screening at the New Zealand International Film… Audio