More NZ cash for science mega-project
New Zealand is pumping more cash into the world's most ambitious science and IT project, bringing its investment in the gigantic Square Kilometre Array to more than $2 million.
New Zealand is pumping more cash into the world's most ambitious science and IT project, bringing its investment in the gigantic Square Kilometre Array to more than $2 million.
New Zealand's science and innovation system is trailing comparable economies in some key areas, a new report has found.
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COMMENT: Virtual reality is on the cusp of breaking through to a mainstream technology.
New Zealand cooperatives - particularly those in Wellington - have a lot to offer under-developed countries.
Here's how augmented reality firm Holonize is creating modern-day science fiction.
A brand of kiwifruit that helped the industry battle back from the Psa-V crisis has been acknowledged with two honours at the NZ Innovation Awards.
Millennials are not the only employees wanting workplace flexibility. Here's what the future of work looks like.
COMMENT: This week I ate a 3D printed pancake. The printer used standard pancake batter as its "ink" and printed it on to a non-stick hot-plate.
COMMENT: You have to be happy living with stress, entrepreneur says.
BIG READ: Artificial intelligence is being touted as the biggest potential advance in our history.
COMMENT: Yet again, the variety and ingenuity of New Zealand business has astounded me.
Kiwi food company's product range includes wild ants, huhu grubs, locusts and cricket powder.
Financial wunderkind Jamie Beaton has raised $41 million from New York investors, putting the 21-year-old from St Heliers firmly onto the rich list.
The much-anticipated speech comes a few weeks after one of SpaceX's rockets blew up, leaving questions about the the future of the company.
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Creators say movie studios could use the software to analyse films and compare men's and women's roles.
Elon Musk portrays himself as a visionary on a mission to rescue humankind from global warming with solar technology.
COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
COMMENT: Vodafone's working hard to avoid being in a "dumb pipe" situation, writes Juha Saarinen.
The new wave of gadgets is ready to make your current electronica look like a bunch of rocks you bang together. Here's a look at how these trends will hit Auckland.
COMMENT: You actually don't need to be that attentive to drive safely.
WATCH: Navman's latest dashcam put through its paces yesterday.
DuoSkin tattoos are able to control your music and read data off your skin.
COMMENT: Juha Saarinen checks out Dyson's latest hi-tech vacuum cleaner.
This company can help humans win the race against artificial intelligence by putting a chip in their heads.
The words of wisdom 'took away the heavy weight,' Cook says.
COMMENT: It's unsafe to store sensitive data for any longer than required, Juha Saarinen writes.
Martin Aircraft is to enter a technology-sharing agreement with KuangChi, seeing its chief executive step down.