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Haurongo: MacDiarmid, Alan Graham

Early example of polyacetylene

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Early example of polyacetylene

Alan MacDiarmid worked on polyacetylene, later known to be a conducting form of plastic, with Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa. This is an early example of the substance.

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Reference: Acc. 2011.003, item 17

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Paul Callaghan. 'MacDiarmid, Alan Graham', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/32031/early-example-of-polyacetylene (accessed 4 June 2026).