Cather Simpson
Zero Point Energy
This episode we look at a villain's secret weapon - Zero Point Energy. In The Incredibles Syndrome uses Zero Point Energy to freeze the heroes and get away with his crimes against humanity. Audio
Cather Simpson: quantitative immunity testing
Scientist and entrepreneur Professor Cather Simpson founded the University of Auckland's Photon Factory laser lab, and is part of spin-off business Orbis Diagnostics which has developed a "lab on a… Audio
Cather Simpson and The Periodic Table
And now the reason for that sonic tonic dedicated to Chemistry - in fact every sonic tonic this year will be dedicated to an element on the periodic table - and here to explain that is Auckland… Audio
The big things women are doing in nanoscience
It's widely known that physics, chemistry and engineering are fields largely dominated by men, but a group of the country's top female scientists are hoping to highlight the successes of women in a… Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows. Audio
'Milk on a disc'
Shining a light on milk to reveal its secrets will allow 'point of cow diagnostics' about the quality of milk and the health of individual dairy cows.
AudioCather Simpson: photonics and sperm
Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute and Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, and Director of the Photon Factory at the University of Auckland. Her start-up company… Audio
Children to learn photons are the future
From tomorrow thousands of children across New Zealand are being invited to learn about light, how it works and what it does, what it means for out future. Audio
Molecular Dragons
Cather Simpson is using lasers to try and create molecules that focus energy like a dragon focuses heat Audio
Laser Microfabrication
At the University of Auckland, a laser is used to fabricate the lab-on-a-chip devices, including paper microfluidic devices Audio
Laser Microfabrication
At the University of Auckland, a laser is used to fabricate the lab-on-a-chip devices, including paper microfluidic devices
AudioOur Changing World feature - 50 years of the laser
Lasers are all around us - in supermarkets to scan barcodes, to read DVDs and CDs, in laser printers, and in optic fibresthe list goes on. To celebrate the laser's "golden anniversary", Ruth Beran met… Audio
50th Anniversary of the Laser
To mark half a century of lasers, find out how a laser works, get a potted history of its development, and discover some uses Audio
