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NASA launches 'discovery machine' to unravel the invisible universe
A massive observatory that scientists have called a "discovery machine" has launched toward the cosmos, beginning a journey that could mark a significant shift in our understanding of the universe. Designed to seek out otherwise invisible and faint space objects, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 7.26 am ET Sunday from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 31.08.2026
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Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west
Data from missions showing critically low snowpack on mountains across the west raises alarm among experts. High above the jagged peaks of California’s Sierra Nevada, the view from the cockpit is breathtaking. At first glance, the mountains appear draped in a pristine white blanket. But as the flight crew gears up for a high-stakes mission, the sensors onboard this specialized aircraft prove that looks can be deceiving.
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Source. theguardian.com, 11.05.2026
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Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground
Powerful radar system is providing new data on city’s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to it. Walking into Mexico City’s sprawling central Zócalo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital’s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National Palace also seems off-kilter.
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Source. theguardian.com, 07.05.2026
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Is this the world’s first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so
Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times. Australian scientists have developed what they say is the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery. Quantum batteries, first proposed as a theoretical concept in 2013, use the principles of quantum mechanics to store energy, and have the potential to be more efficient than conventional batteries.
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Source. theguardian.com, 18.03.2026
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NZ company deploys undersea drones to guard cables from sabotage
A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work. SYOS Aerospace has acquired a Tauranga firm that makes subsea drones, Bay Dynamics, to add to the other types it supplies globally - air, ground and sea-surface drones. SYOS chief executive Samuel Vye said it was a counter to the growing threat to data cables and gas pipelines.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 22.10.2025
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Aerospace centre Tāwhaki attracting overseas customers
The national aerospace centre is aiming to line up overseas customers to test hydrogen-powered planes south of Christchurch. The Crown-iwi joint venture Tāwhaki has pivoted away from rockets to put the priority on advanced aviation, which it and the government see as a better bet.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.10.2025
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Trust and Tech: Where should RNZ draw the line on AI?
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere; enmeshed in every aspect of our daily life, the world hurtling towards the next technological revolution. We still can, however, make deliberate decisions about how we use it, for what purpose and under what level of human oversight. At RNZ our AI Principles are a starting point as we contemplate the future media landscape.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.09.2025
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Navy enlisted in Zealandia lake survey effort
The Navy has descended on a Wellington eco-sanctuary - but it's not to prevent an invasion, pests or otherwise. Rather it is conducting a survey of the Zealandia lake, good practice for the crew and useful information for the sanctuary. Zealandia chief financial officer John Diggins watched on while the Navy crew set up their black, inflatable Zodiac with surveying equipment on Wednesday morning.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 06.08.2025
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Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions
Aeneas program, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians. In addition to sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system and public health, the Romans also produced a lot of inscriptions. Making sense of the ancient texts can be a slog for scholars, but a new artificial intelligence tool from Google DeepMind aims to ease the process.
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Source. theguardian.com, 23.07.2025
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New mapping technology to help Auckland Council combat major flooding events
Cutting edge mapping technology is helping Auckland Council combat major flooding events, like the 2023 Anniversary Weekend floods. A low flying EC120 helicopter equipped with Light Detection and Ranging sensors (Lidar) has been mapping the city's critical waterways, creating virtual walkthroughs of stream networks that will help detect environmental changes and identify where infrastructure upgrades are needed.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.06.2025
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The innovative company that changed radio in Aotearoa
A Russian who escaped prison in Siberia is responsible for pioneering beautiful radios - in terms of form and function - in New Zealand. This year is the centenary of Radio New Zealand. And while broadcasting is one thing, the technology to hear it is another. An entirely different company called RNZ - the Radio Corporation of New Zealand - was a pioneer radio manufacturer.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 22.06.2025
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The UK company that wants to recycle all of Britain's EV batteries
Batteries for electric vehicles are notoriously difficult to recycle, but growing demand for the rare metals they contain is leading to greater interest in retrieving their contents. The majority of ev battery recycling is carried out in China, with smaller amounts done in the US and Europe. As the number of electric vehicles in circulation grows, so too will the demand for the rare metals needed for manufacture along with the number of batteries recycled.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.05.2025
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AI, drones and helicopters being used to manage power lines
Artificial Intelligence is being trained to assess all the power poles and wires in Auckland to better help lines company Vector with its maintenance. The technology - GridAware - uses a combination of drones and helicopters to capture visual images of all the network lines, together with AI to look at those images, check their condition, and report back. Every 2 and a half years Vector estimates it will complete 170,000 inspections of its network.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 14.05.2025
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Today’s AI can crack second world war Enigma code ‘in short order’, experts say
Crowning achievement of Alan Turing’s codebreakers is now ‘straightforward’, according to computer scientists. The Enigma code was a fiendish cipher that took Alan Turing and his fellow codebreakers a herculean effort to crack. Yet experts say it would have crumbled in the face of modern computing. “Enigma wouldn’t stand up to modern computing and statistics,” said Michael Wooldridge, a professor of computer science and expert on AI.
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Source. theguardian.com, 07.05.2025
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Kiwi architecture firm's plans for its low-cost, fast build 'Living House'
A Kiwi architecture company says it's found a way to build a healthy and sustainable three bedroom house that three people can assemble in six weeks at a cost - excluding land - of $335,000. What started as a lockdown project for staff at RTA studio in Rotorua has ended up as proof-of-concept the company is calling a 'Living House'. The 85 sqm house is designed for quick assembly once the foundations are in place.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.04.2025
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Designing a better night's sleep
Auckland University researchers may have the key to shutting out the heat while tuning out the noise when it comes to buildings that need to breathe. Pratik Navani either boils alive in his sun-baked apartment in summer or risks the wrath of his flatmate with the thump of his cooling fans. He knows it's an unpopular view, but he can't wait for Auckland's summer to be over.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.03.2025
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Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway
An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thrive. Situated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the extraordinary glasshouse where architect Margit Klev and her young family have made their home. Here, Klev has created a house within a house, placing her bespoke building inside a vast glass barn, delivered as a kit from Denmark.
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Source. theguardian.com, 09.03.2025
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An inside look at state-of-the-art research ship RV Sonne
A state-of-the-art German research ship is giving local scientists new insight into the ocean floor, scouting underwater volcanos and coral reefs around the motū. During a layover in Wellington this week - to swap out scientists and equipment - guests were welcomed on-board to hear about the voyage and more coming up.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.02.2025
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Rocket Lab launches satellite from Mahia peninsula
Rocket Lab has launched another satellite for US company BlackSky from the Mahia peninsula. It's the 60th time the company's Electron rocket has been launched. The satellite went up about midday on Wednesday. It carried a payload approved by the government, of the first of Blacksky's new earth-imaging satellites that it aims to make compatible with military networks.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.02.2025
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Remembering the Poly-1: What NZ’s forgotten home-grown school computer can teach us about state-led innovation
Analysis - Some 45 years ago, a team of staff and students at Wellington Polytechnic designed and built a desktop computer with an operating system customised for the needs of New Zealand schools. The Poly-1 was far ahead of international competition, but New Zealand failed to capitalise on the opportunity.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.02.2025
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Solar-powered drone reaches stratosphere on as much power as a hairdryer
A solar-powered drone has made it to the stratosphere while only using as much power as a hairdryer. The drone, the Kea Atmos Mk1b, was launched by New Zealand company Kea Aerospace and reached an altitude of 56,000 feet (equivalent to 17 kilometres) after it was launched within Kea Aerospace's Special Use Airspace south of Banks Peninsula on February 8.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 12.02.2025
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AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption
Researchers have peered inside an ancient scroll that was burned to a crisp in the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago. The scroll is one of hundreds found in the library of a Roman mansion in Herculaneum, a town on the west coast of Italy that was wiped out when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79.
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Source. theguardian.com, 05.02.2025
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VR game developer Sam Ramlu's optimism for the sector's future
Imagine this: it's an apocalyptic future where climate change has brought the world to ruin. You're given a wristwatch that can travel back in time, and you've got to go to key moments in history to try and revert the pathway to destruction. That's the task in the virtual reality game Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate a game created by New Zealand studio Mighty Eyes - and which is getting a re-release soon on the Playstation VR and Quest platforms.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 05.02.2025
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What is DeepSeek and should you use it?
Technology commentator Bill Bennett discusses the bombshell release of China's DeepSeek AI - what are the implications, should you be using it and is it any good? More submarine cables appear to have been damaged in Europe - why New Zealand would be particularly vulnerable in the event of any disruption and what could the Trump presidency's relationship with the tech billionaires mean for everyone else?
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 30.01.2025
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Stage show celebrates film star and tech genius
Scientist and actor Heather Massie's stage show celebrates the life of the extraordinary Hedy Lamarr - a film star and tech genius. Dubbed the 'mother of wifi', Hedy Lamarr developed frequency hopping technology that ultimately became the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems. She was also a film star in the 1930s and 40s, and described as "the most beautiful woman in the world".
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.02.2025
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Canterbury swimming pool uses artificial intelligence to reduce drowning risks
A Canterbury swimming pool is using artificial intelligence technology to reduce the risk of drownings. The new drowning prevention system at Selwyn Aquatic Centre will use 27 cameras to track and analyse swimmer movements, alerting lifeguards to possible signs of a swimmer in trouble. Selwyn District Council said lifeguards would be alerted via waterproof smartwatch technology and dashboards in the lifeguard office.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 03.02.2025
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Building a 3D printed house 'like piping on a cake'
The country's first 3D printed show home opens in Hamilton today and so far it's attracting a lot of interest. Curved concrete walls with a distinctive rope-like texture are the first clue the show home in Rotokauri is no ordinary house. That's because all the walls have been made using a 3D printer, nicknamed Horace, at the Qorox Printing Facility on the southern outskirts of Hamilton.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 30.01.2025
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Our Changing World: Predator trapping using AI
The bolt cutters are out. Philip Green bends over the live-capture cat trap, removing a piece of the top of the cage to attach a camera that will peer in and identify whatever comes to visit. A solar panel, AI module and squat white aerial are attached next. This trap just got smarter.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 30.01.2025
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Hydrofoiling electric ferry takes maiden voyage over Hauraki Gulf
Soaring over the Hauraki Gulf, this Kiwi-built electric ferry is on its maiden voyage. The VS-9 is a 10-seater hydrofoiling tour boat built by Auckland-based manufacturer Vessev and operated by Fullers as a new addition to its fleet. Sailing fan Adriana McKeown, who won an invitation in a social media giveaway, was one of the very first passengers on board the cutting-edge vessel.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.01.2025
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Manual lever on NZ's last railway signal box pulled for the last time
The lever has been pulled for the final time on New Zealand's last railway signal box. After 89 years the manual signal box in Wellington, which controls train movement on the tracks, is gone, and has been replaced by a computerised system already adopted by the rest of the country.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 15.01.2025
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Inside RNZ on the night of Y2K
A concerning glitch occurred just before midnight in the Chatham Islands during RNZ's coverage of the New Year's Eve that ushered in the year 2000. The Chathams are 45 minutes ahead of mainland New Zealand, which was considered the first industrialised nation to enter 2000 and face the "computer bug" Y2K. We were a test case of what the rest of the world might experience.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.12.2024
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Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip
Chip takes minutes to complete tasks that would otherwise take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. That’s 10 septillion years, a number that far exceeds the age of our known universe and has the scientists behind the latest quantum computing breakthrough reaching for a distinctly non-technical term: “mindboggling”.
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Source. theguardian.com, 09.12.2024
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Children under 16 to be banned from social media after Australian Senate passes world-first laws
Children and teenagers will be banned from using social media from the end of next year after the Australian government's world-first legislation passed the parliament with bipartisan support. That means anyone under the age of 16 will be blocked from using platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook, a move the government and the Coalition argue is necessary to protect their mental health and wellbeing.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 29.11.2024
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Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating? Paro the robot seal is already an established presence in Japanese care homes, where it is supplementing the work of human employees. Like Moflin, this baby harp seal device uses sensors to perceive people and its environment.
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Source. theguardian.com, 20.11.2024
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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums. 'Drones are a perfect way to study something without putting yourself in harm’s way' Simon Ager, Sea Shepherd. As a relatively new technology, drones still exist in a legal grey area. “The question of drones, laws and privacy is a new question”. says Benjamin Christopher.
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Source. theguardian.com, 26.03.2024
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Archeology student who accidentally uncovered a lost Maya city
It took Luke Auld-Thomas about 16 pages of trawling through Google before he stumbled across an obscure piece of mapping that would lead to the discovery of a huge Maya city. It was carbon mapping using light detection and ranging technology - known as LiDAR. Luke and his team were able to strip back the LiDAR data and reprocess it to expose the land profile where the ancient Maya city they have named Valeriana was to be found.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.11.2024
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AI tutors show promise but should not replace teachers, developers say
Two years after ChatGPT was launched to the public, AI-driven applications that provide feedback on students' answers are becoming a go-to application for education technology companies. New Zealand firms say AI will not replace human teachers, but it is a valuable tool. Studies showed AI could help raise achievement, but also that it could lead to worse outcomes if it did too much for students, he said.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 19.11.2024
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The Repair Cafe
In an age where it's never been more convenient to buy something new to replace the things that break, Brigitte Sistig is trying to make repairing easier. The Repair Cafe Aotearoa NZ supports more than 75 local Repair Cafes across the country where anyone can pop in and get their item fixed. It's free of charge, although koha is welcomed to contribute to the running of the events. Brigitte recently won the Growing the Movement Award.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.11.2024
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Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’ linking Tokyo and Osaka amid delivery driver shortage
It is hoped ‘innovative’ 24-hour design will also cut carbon emissions, as demand for delivery services soars. Six decades after the bullet train first whisked passengers between Tokyo and Osaka, authorities in Japan are planning to do the same for cargo, with the construction of a “conveyor belt road”. The automated cargo transport corridor, which will connect the capital with Osaka, 320 miles (515km) away.
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Source. theguradian.com, 06.11.2024
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Dudley Jackson: overcoming seasickness with VR
Dudley Jackson had a dream to sail around the world. The Christchurch man planned, he saved, he found the perfect boat, he bought the boat. He and his wife then sold their house and were ready to set off with the kids. There was just one problem: as soon as he was offshore, he was dreadfully seasick. Then a lightbulb moment a couple of years later: his son showed him a virtual reality headset and it sparked an idea: could VR combat seasickness?
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 04.11.2024
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Talk to your plants? Now the first AI-powered garden will allow them to talk back
Collaboration between leading garden designer and Microsoft to go on display at Chelsea flower show 2025. Hardcore gardeners sometimes, when no one else is listening, talk quietly to their prize blooms. But at next year’s Chelsea flower show, visitors will be encouraged to have a chat with its first ever AI-powered garden.
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Source. theguardian.com, 25.10.2024
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Engineering solutions for earthquakes and neonatal health care
A mechanical engineering expert, Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase is a busy person - renowned for his pioneering work in both healthcare and seismic engineering. His engineering innovations have led to improved resilience in earthquake-prone buildings in Christchurch and San Francisco.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 26.10.2024
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How one engineer beat the ban on home computers in socialist Yugoslavia
In Lewis Packwood’s book Curious Video Game Machines, Voja Antonić explains how he built a console and published instructions for anyone to make their own. Very few Yugoslavians had access to computers in the early 1980s: they were mostly the preserve of large institutions or companies.
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Source. theguardian.com, 24.10.2024
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Kiwi-made tech can detect diseases instantly
New Zealand biotechnology company DNAiTECH has developed portable equipment to instantly test and diagnose a broad spectrum of animal and human diseases without the need of a lab. "The ability to deliver an instant, accurate diagnosis at the point of care changes the game. It's the difference between taking the problem to the lab, or taking science to the problem," DNAiTECH co-founder Murray Broom said.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.10.2024
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Gaming industry hits half a billion dollars in revenue
The New Zealand game development industry body says the sector's revenue is up nearly a quarter on last year and has breached half a billion dollars. The New Zealand Game Developers Association says the strong performance of the industry during tough economic times shows its resilience and potential.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 21.10.2024
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Astronauts to wear Prada-designed suits in first moon landing since 1972
The first woman on the moon will be wearing a designer spacesuit, as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole. Prada has co-designed the space suit with private space company Axiom Space to provide the surface suits for NASA's Artemis III mission to the moon, planned for 2026.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 18.10.2024
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AI mediation tool may help reduce culture war rifts, say researchers
System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements.
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Source. theguardian.com, 17.10.2024
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At Wellington Games Week, a lucrative but fickle business
Every day thousands of video games are made around the world, but it took Wētā Workshop 25 years to make its first one, Tales of the Shire.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.10.2024
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Three-armed robot conductor makes debut in Dresden
German city’s Sinfoniker says aim is not to replace humans but to play music human conductors would find impossible.
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Source. theguardian.com, 13.10.2024
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How artificial intelligence could be a leap forward for brain disease detection
Artificial intelligence software is being developed that could detect and diagnose brain injuries or disease onset, but we're being assured it won't take the place of medical professionals.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 12.10.2024
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New images show remarkable state of preservation of Ernest Shackleton’s ship
Composite images of Endurance compiled from 25,000 digital scans mapped by underwater robots.
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Source. theguardian.com, 10.10.2024
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Archaeologists use AI to discover 303 unknown geoglyphs near Nazca Lines
Newly discovered figures dating back to 200BCE nearly double the number of known geoglyphs at enigmatic site.
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Source. theguardian.com, 26.09.2024
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From waste to power: How floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis
Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions to New Zealand's electricity security crisis. But their under-utilised surfaces could help tackle two problems at once - high power prices and algal growth.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 24.09.2024
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Otago wool a breath of fresh air for leading New Zealand company
Wool from Otago-bred Astino sheep is breathing new life into the world’s air purifier market with its use by a leading New Zealand company.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 18.09.2024
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Young designer tackling medical waste
Industrial design graduate Jack Pugh has won the 2024 National James Dyson Award for his medical multi-tool. The 22-year-old's invention is designed to improve safety for healthcare workers and reduce medical waste in hospitals.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 20.09.2024
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The Kiwi company up on its foils with America’s Cup TV graphics
There’s a new graphic on the America’s Cup television coverage that shows where the wind is on the course, and predicts an ideal path a race boat would take through it. Simple, right?
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 24.09.2024
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Hi-tech trials boost research on native forest carbon stocks
Trials collecting data on forests using helicopter-mounted hi-tech 3D lasers are under way, which could have significant benefits for climate change mitigation and conservation.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 24.09.2024
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Injecting sensor implants in brains is proper Kiwi ingenuity
I injected a wireless sensor into a brain and it felt great. I took a syringe, put the sensor in, and jammed it into a hole that had already been drilled for me.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 17.09.2024
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Container power hubs coming to small towns
A North Island lines company is installing solar and diesel-powered hubs in remote communities to be a backup for a power cut.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.09.2024
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The kiwi dressing buildings in Kaynemaile
Kayne Horsham's architectural mesh product had its genesis as a costume material for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.09.2024
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How artificial intelligence may help NZ birds
A study to identify individual kākā using AI has received a funding boost of $1 million, one of a number of research projects using artificial intelligence "for good".
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 15.09.2024
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How ‘massive self-belief’ powered Kiwi businesswoman Carmen Vicelich into lucrative data deals
Twenty-three years ago, in a glitzy auditorium in central Auckland, 450 of the country's top political, business and academic minds came together for the "Catching the Knowledge Wave" Conference. Critics scoffed that it was just a "talk fest".
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 11.09.2024
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Growth and acclaim in stride for UV water treatment innovation
Growth and acclaim are both surging for a hi-tech venture disinfecting liquids at high speed with ultraviolet light.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 03.09.2024
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World War I-era engine to get punters fired up at classic event
Tony Wytenburg saw his first rotary engine about 20 years ago. He had not long moved to Marlborough and the century-old aeroplane engine was sitting in a museum.
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Source. stuff.co.nz, 24.08.2024
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Farmer finds 'gnarly' paddocks improve with some wool added to soil
A Central Otago farmer is spreading wool over degraded paddocks to see if it improves soil quality.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 23.08.2024
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An 'AI 'twin' could soon go to work meetings for you
Experts say an "artificial intelligence twin" could attend online meetings and video calls for you within several years.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 16.07.2024
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Thumb print: Kiwi designs revolutionary prosthetic digit
A New Zealander at Cambridge University, Dani Clode has built a prosthetic you can wear on your hand - strapping in opposite your thumb, which connects to controls at the feet.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 09.07.2024
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Japan declares victory in 'war' on floppy disks
It's taken until 2024, but Japan has finally said goodbye to floppy disks.
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Source. bbc.com, 04.07.2024
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Braille surtitles for NZ Opera's Le comte Ory season 'life-changing'
A blind person and life-long braille reader has called NZ Opera offering braille surtitles at its shows "life-changing."
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 10.06.2024
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Learning to lie? AI researchers warn of growing deception
As AI systems become more advanced, so - apparently - does their ability to try to hoodwink humans.
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Source. rnz.co.nz, 28.05.2024
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