# concannon — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover concannon. Page: Feed: --- ## [A precious piece of sediment, and what it says about our future](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=6224ca82-0317-46bf-b4e2-9a26e61a22a5) _2026-08-17 · Our Changing World_ After years of preparation and effort an international team have succeeded in recovering over 200 metres of sediment from below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Claire Concannon visits the sediment core analysis team in Dunedin to find out how mud, rocks and microfossils can tell the story of ice growth and retreat across time. And as we look towards our warmer future, what will this mean for sea… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786496662/audio/ocw/ocw-20260818-0500-a_precious_piece_of_sediment_and_what_it_says_about_our_future.mp3) ## [Solar on the go and feeding the world in a catastrophe](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=c21be612-1f0a-42f1-96eb-b1c5aa0a5c82) _2026-08-10 · Our Changing World_ There’s a lot of chat about solar panels for our rooftops, but where else might it make sense to put them? Claire Concannon visits the University of Canterbury’s Electric Power Engineering Centre to learn about their involvement in a big European project exploring the use of solar panels on vehicles and in car parks. Plus, she speaks to one researcher who is focused on planning for global… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786065512/audio/ocw/ocw-20260811-0500-solar_on_the_go_and_feeding_the_world_in_a_catastrophe.mp3) ## [High powered magnets, and making steel with hydrogen](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=217c94ef-11a1-47e4-8a60-53a9af491cac) _2026-08-03 · Our Changing World_ At the Robinson Research Institute in Wellington, researchers are developing powerful superconducting magnets for space, fusion and MRI applications. Claire Concannon visits the labs to learn about a small magnet’s trip to the International Space Station, and how much bigger magnets are powering nuclear fusion research. She also meets the team working on a hydrogen-based way to make iron from New… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786312245/audio/ocw/ocw-20260804-0500-high_powered_magnets_and_a_new_way_to_make_steel.mp3) ## [Electric motors for future flight](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=f2db3062-9bba-4265-9d5b-c70f6fe3e234) _2026-07-27 · Our Changing World_ To get electric passenger planes in the skies requires powerful electric motors, but they must also be small and light. Some kiwi scientists think they could have a solution. Claire Concannon heads to a warehouse in Petone to learn about the promise of high temperature superconducting magnets to make electric motors for airplanes. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1784842764/audio/ocw/ocw-20260728-0500-electric_motors_for_future_flying.mp3) ## [An Antarctic adventure, and a book return](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=e421d392-c9c4-4c74-8e5d-6b102139c400) _2026-07-20 · Our Changing World_ Join a group of young explorers as they journey to Antarctica to return a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo to Discovery Hut. Along the way they visit other historic huts to learn about triumphs and tragedies of the 'Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration'. This is an edit of the Antarctic Heritage Trust's '77 Degrees South' podcast. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783391219/audio/ocw/ocw-20260707-1416-an_antarctic_adventure_and_a_book_return.mp3) ## [New tech aimed at improving heart health at home](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=ba974876-4ce4-4ff7-8ba8-d4f72b5bb8b7) _2026-07-13 · Our Changing World_ Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease. Liz Garton meets the team at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies is developing new products to help monitor heart health in the home to try to change those terrible statistics. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more. Learn more: The Detail recently looked into the deadly… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783290024/audio/ocw/ocw-20260714-0500-new_tech_aimed_at_improving_heart_health_at_home.mp3) ## [Building a nation-wide model of landslide risk](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=68c6afcb-0414-44ec-a441-36a3dc1f669c) _2026-07-06 · Our Changing World_ Out of all of New Zealand’s natural hazards, landslides have resulted in the greatest loss of life since written records began. Pulling in data from decades of landslide research, a team at Earth Sciences New Zealand are now developing national models of landslide risk for both slow- and fast-moving landslides, to help New Zealand plan for, and respond to, major landslide events. Sign up to the… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1783300726/audio/ocw/ocw-20260707-0500-building_a_nation-wide_model_of_landslide_risk.mp3) ## [Meet the Prime Minister's science prize winners](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=98f284a0-117e-4875-af06-9615b87340d5) _2026-06-30 · Our Changing World_ A team that developed a brain cooling treatment for oxygen-deprived babies, a young scientist who created a helpful backseat driver app, a Māori kaiako encouraging her students to weave traditional design and contemporary materials, a paleobiologist communicating about the issues around de-extinction and a researcher investigating how much climate change contributes to extreme weather events: We… [Listen](https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1782680550/audio/ocw/ocw-20260630-1900-the_2025_prime_ministers_science_prize_winners.mp3) ## [Analysing ash, and Vanuatu's volcanoes](https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld?share=e25a8970-1eab-4cfd-9196-416db119e8bf) _2026-06-22 · Our Changing World_ New Zealand is a land formed by volcanoes, including some still active. Claire Concannon meets a researcher analysing ash deposits to determine if a future eruption might have dangerous levels of hazardous chemicals. Plus, she learns about a voyage to Vanuatu and the Solomen Islands to study the gases and ash of an active volcanic chain there. 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