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1 New Zealand’s Best Brains Bound For Britain
21 November 2009 1:25pm | Joe Public Relations
Groundbreaking research which may predict volcanic eruptions in New Zealand, a study exploring new flu vaccines, and an investigation about how our genetics could aid in developing new cancer therapies, were some of the topics keeping New Zealand’s ... More >>
2 Security-Assessment Uncovers DSL Vulnerabilities
20 November 2009 9:39am | Security Assessment
Security-Assessment.com uncovers major vulnerability in DSL Technology Security-Assessment.com, the world-leading IT security research and development company, has discovered a vulnerability that has the potential to impact millions of DSL internet users worldwide. ... More >>
3 New Zealand Association of Scientists 2009 Awards
16 November 2009 3:20pm | New Zealand Association of Scientists
The New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards for 2009 were presented by the Minister for Research, Science and Technology, the Hon. Dr Wayne Mapp, on Thursday, November 12, at a ceremony at Turnbull House, Wellington. Minister Mapp addressed the audience ... More >>
4 World first in bio-crude oil
18 November 2009 10:05am | NIWA
World’s largest wastewater algae to bio-crude oil demonstration puts CO2 to good use. This week will see the Minister of Energy Hon Gerry Brownlee open the largest wastewater algae to bio-crude oil demonstration project in the world. The bio-crude ... More >>
5 Human emissions rise 2% despite GFC
18 November 2009 5:21pm | CSIRO
Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2 per cent in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a paper published today in Nature ... More >>
6 Summit-Quinphos fights facial eczema with taste
20 November 2009 12:30pm | Summit-Quinphos
Summit-Quinphos has a tasty solution to fight the onset of facial eczema in cows this summer – a new Zincmax+ product that comes with a dash of peppermint. More >>
7 Scientists honoured with medals and awards
19 November 2009 11:20am | The Royal Society of New Zealand
Top New Zealand scientists have been recognised for their work with the presentation of prestigious awards at the annual Royal Society of New Zealand’s Science Honours Dinner held in Auckland on Wednesday night. More >>
8 Royal Recognition for IRL Engineer
19 November 2009 12:09pm | Industrial Research
IRL Research Engineer Paul Harris was last night awarded the RJ Scott medal for his significant contributions to the development and application of electronic devices in New Zealand. Bestowed by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the medal is awarded ... More >>
9 Biomedical engineer wins top scientist award
19 November 2009 9:17am | The Royal Society of New Zealand
New Zealand’s top science honour, the 2009 Rutherford Medal, has been awarded to internationally renowned biomedical engineer Professor Peter Hunter FRS, FRSNZ, of The University of Auckland. More >>
10 Rakaia-Ashburton Groundwater Flow Project
17 November 2009 5:13pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has started a piezometric* survey to better understand the three-dimensional water flows in the aquifer system beneath the Rakaia-Ashburton Plains area. Geology student Clare Webster has been employed from November to February ... More >>
11 Prize for Creative Science Writing announced
19 November 2009 12:53pm | The Royal Society of New Zealand
The two winning entries in the Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Writing were announced on Wednesday night with Tina Makereti from the Kapiti Coast being awarded the non-fiction prize and Katie Henderson from Auckland winning the ... More >>
12 Victoria success in Science Honours
19 November 2009 9:10am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University scooped three of the most prestigious awards at the Royal Society’s Science Honours dinner last night. More >>
13 Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
12 November 2009 2:05pm | The Royal Society of New Zealand
Ten top New Zealand scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand at the annual general meeting of the Society’s Academy in Christchurch today. Four researchers working at overseas institutions were also elected as Honorary ... More >>
14 Tindall becomes NZ’s first 'Arch Angel'
10 November 2009 4:21pm | Angel Association
Sir Stephen Tindall has been appointed the first ever New Zealand Arch Angel at the Angel Association of New Zealand’s second Angel Summit in Queenstown on Friday. More >>
15 Science medal winners receive cash bonus
19 November 2009 12:42pm | Royal Society Of New Zealand
Two of the medal winners at this year’s Science Honours Dinner awards ceremony on Wednesday night received cash awards in addition to their medals. Professor Kenneth McNatty, who won the Pickering Medal, and Dr Richard Garland, who won the Thomson ... More >>
16 New animal health company underway
17 November 2009 10:19am | AgResearch
ParaCo Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of AgResearch Limited, has announced it has signed agreements with a number of research groups giving it exclusive animal health screening rights for a number of potentially active biological molecules. ... More >>
17 New facility aims to unlock potential
11 November 2009 1:01pm | Plant and Food Research
NELSON, November 11 th 2009 - Plant & Food Research’s Nelson based Seafood Research Unit is set to formally open a new Bioprocessing Laboratory on November 12th . The new facility aims to provide a means for developing science discoveries in the laboratory ... More >>
18 2008 Carbon Budget Highlights
18 November 2009 5:18pm | Global Carbon Project
See also: http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/08/hl-full.htm http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/index.htm Policy Brief: 6-page A4 pamphlet on the Budget08 (PDF) More >>
19 Willow adds new fuel to bioethanol debate
18 November 2009 1:24pm | University of Auckland
The humble willow tree is being investigated as a source of biofuel by researchers at The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering. More >>
20 Te Papa Gets Largest Ever Squid Specimen
14 March 2007 2:57pm | Te Papa
A colossal squid, believed to be the first adult male specimen to be landed, was delivered to Te Papa yesterday. Unfrozen, the specimen is thought to weigh approximately 450kg and measure 10metres in length. More >>
21 Spectacular oceanic bloom identified
09 November 2009 3:30pm | NIWA
Scientists at the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have identified the source of the giant plankton bloom featuring in spectacular NASA satellite images. The NIWA deep water research vessel Tangaroa travelled through the bloom ... More >>
22 New Kiwi Research: Hope in Fight Against Cancer
16 November 2009 12:40pm | Movember
New Kiwi research into current prostate cancer treatments could help save lives and ease the suffering of those with this disease. Every year 3000 Kiwi men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and around 600 die. This makes prostate cancer the second largest ... More >>
23 Load Space On Offer For Historic NZ Space Launch
16 November 2009 1:47pm | Rocketlab.co.nz
Private aerospace company Rocket Lab is preparing for a historic first launch into space from New Zealand. The Atea-1 launch vehicle is scheduled to fly the week beginning November 30th from Great Mercury Island. The exact launch date and time is weather ... More >>
24 PC companies do bit for climate change
01 April 2009 4:54pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The latest edition of Greenpeace's 'Guide to Greener Electronics' ranking (1) shows a disappointing slump from some major companies in the toxics category, but an overall improvement on climate change criteria. More >>
25 GPS to track blue sheep and snow leopard
06 November 2009 11:46am | Massey University
Scientists hope to improve the survival odds of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal by venturing into the remote Himalayas to study its main prey, the Bharal or blue sheep. More >>
26 Brace for Wind-Driven Rain
12 July 2006 2:41pm | MetService
The MetService weather outlook map for Friday shows zones of significant wind-driven rain mainly affecting eastern and southern districts of the North Island and the northeast of the South Island along with a band of severe gales from Gisborne to ... More >>
27 Science New Zealand welcomes PM’s Science Prizes
23 October 2009 2:46pm | Science New Zealand
Science New Zealand warmly welcomes the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. The five prizes, worth $1 million, were announced at Plant & Food Research in Mt Albert, Auckland today (Friday) by Prime Minister John Key. More >>
28 Webstock 2010 launches
28 October 2009 8:42pm | Webstock
New Zealand's premier web conference has launched its fourth major event and will continue the tradition it began in 2006 of giving New Zealand audiences a chance to see big-name international speakers. More >>
29 Successful Breeding of Silver Carp at Institute
05 December 2005 10:53am | Mahurangi Technical Institute
For the first time in 20 years the Silver Carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, have been successfully bred in NZ thus saving the species from almost certain extinction in New Zealand. More >>
30 Scientists concerned about freedom of speech
01 May 2009 5:30pm | New Zealand Association of Scientists
The business model underlying Government's science institutions, the Crown Research Institutes or CRIs, is again under scrutiny following the dismissal of Jim Salinger, one of NIWA's principal scientists and a leading spokesperson for weather and climate ... More >>
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