Sci Fi / Sci Fact is a new podcast series in which scientists from New Zealand's MacDiarmid Institute talk to RNZ host Bryan Crump about whether some of science-fiction's most popular concepts could actually come true.

Sci Fi / Sci Fact is a new podcast series in which scientists from New Zealand's MacDiarmid Institute talk to RNZ host Bryan Crump about whether some of science-fiction's most popular concepts could actually come true.

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Taken from the popular Materials: Fact or Fiction segment which runs on Nights with Bryan Crump, this podcast series delves into the mines of Moria in Middle Earth to find out what Frodo's mithril vest might be made from.

It travels into deep space with the crew of the Starship Enterprise to find out if dilithium crystals are real and if they really could separate matter and anti-matter.

And don't miss the episode looking at what aspects of quantum physics could explain just how Santa manages to deliver all those presents on Christmas Eve.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details