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Science: Quantum mechanics turns 100, Asteroid Bennu's life

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Bennu contains chemistry preserved from the dawn of the Solar System.

Bennu contains chemistry preserved from the dawn of the Solar System. Photo: NASA/GODDARD/UOA

Science correspondent Allan Blackman talks about how the theory of quantum mechanics was born back in 1925, and the ways it's gone on to change our lives by enabling a range of technologies we now rely on.

Asteroid Bennu has been providing researchers great clues into whether asteroids could've brought the building blocks of life to Earth.

And research from NZ's NIWA has revealed a significant trend in the atmosphere's self-cleansing ability.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.