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New Zealand’s First Earthworm eDNA Soil Test Paves The Way For Broader Agricultural Applications
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 1:08 pm | Hill Labs
Hill Labs’ earthworm eDNA test measures environmental DNA (eDNA) – tiny traces of genetic material left behind as earthworms move through the soil. Existing methods to assess earthworm populations are labour-intensive and require specialist knowledge, ... More >>
Psyllid Peril To Potato Prosperity: Lincoln University Research Saves A Canterbury Crop Crisis
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:47 pm | Lincoln University
Three years ago, 5% of Canterbury’s potatoes were being lost to a disease which threatened to shut down the industry. Now the pest responsible has been driven off thanks to Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University researchers. More >>
New Biosecurity Technology Protecting New Zealand Food Security
Monday, 19 August 2024, 9:02 pm | OnSide
Onside’s technology uses data from various sources to create an intricate map of rural interactions and potential disease pathways to support biosecurity management activity – making it easier and faster to detect and respond to outbreaks of pests ... More >>
Cutting-edge Research Vessel Arrives In Wellington
Monday, 19 August 2024, 4:02 pm | NIWA
It was immediately put to work on its maiden voyage, deploying Argo ocean temperature and salinity monitoring floats across the Atlantic and the western Pacific as it sailed down to New Zealand. More >>
Expanded Scholarship Programme To Grow On-the-ground Support For Farmers And Growers
Monday, 19 August 2024, 11:03 am | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is expanding a scholarship programme for tertiary students as part of its efforts to boost on-the-ground support for farmers and growers. More >>
Surge In Cyber Threats: Radware Reports 265% Increase In DDoS Attacks During First Half Of 2024
Friday, 16 August 2024, 2:17 pm | Radware
For businesses of all sizes, understanding and preparing for these emerging threats is crucial not just for protecting sensitive data but also for safeguarding their reputations and operational continuity in an increasingly digital world. More >>
E-nose Has Mastered The Art Of Detecting Spoiled Meat
Friday, 16 August 2024, 11:25 am | Skoltech
A team from Skoltech, the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of RAS and other leading research organisations has proposed a new method based on electronic nose and computer vision technologies for faster and more accurate assessment ... More >>
Fairfax Unveils New Zealand’s First Fully Autonomous, All-Electric Refrigerated Trailer System
Friday, 16 August 2024, 9:08 am | Fairfax
The vision of a future where trucks deliver fresh produce without producing harmful emissions is now a reality thanks to the Fairfax ZE (Zero Emissions) by combining cutting-edge technology from Transcold, Carrier and SAF-Holland to produce this NZ ... More >>
Tech Leaders Welcome Government’s Establishment Of Biotech Regulator
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 8:01 pm | NZTech
Current regulations for genetic technologies are outdated and not fit for purpose. For years they have been hampering companies and researchers from keeping pace with scientific advancements and have been stifling innovation. More >>
SeniorNet Bridging The Digital Divide
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 4:39 pm | SeniorNet
By providing this service, SeniorNet enhances the quality of life for seniors, helping them stay connected and engaged with the world around them. Classes range from learning how to use computers to Apple iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, Android smartphones & tablets, More >>
Federated Farmers: Gene-tech Conversation Positive Step Forward
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 4:31 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers are acknowledging today’s genetic technology announcement as a positive step forward for New Zealand. More >>
Gene Tech Rule Changes – Expert Reaction
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 4:25 pm | Science Media Centre
The Government is moving forward on its intentions to overhaul restrictions on the use of gene editing and other genetic technologies in New Zealand and establish a dedicated regulator. More >>
New GE Legislation, Bringing Our Science Into The Modern World
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 4:09 pm | Life Sciences Network
Changes in the regulation of genetic technology announced by the government today will bring New Zealand science into the modern world, the chair of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Scion Welcomes Government's Support For Gene Technology Reforms
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 2:27 pm | Scion
Scion is welcoming the gene technology reforms announced today by the Government for their ability to advance research and create a cleaner, greener and more prosperous New Zealand. More >>
Aqua Discovers Critical Vulnerabilities In Six AWS Cloud Services
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 1:11 pm | Aqua Security
The potential impacts include remote code execution (RCE), full-service user takeover which might provide powerful administrative access, manipulation of AI modules, exposing sensitive data, data exfiltration and denial of service. More >>
Russian-nexus Cybercriminal Attack Vector Exposed By Infoblox Threat Intel Research
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 1:03 pm | Infoblox
Researchers at Infoblox and Eclypsium have discovered that a powerful attack vector in the domain name system (DNS) is being widely exploited across many DNS providers. More >>
Supercomputing For The Nation - NIWA’s New $20 Million Supercomputer
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 12:04 pm | NIWA
With New Zealand increasingly disrupted by extreme weather events, NIWA’s new supercomputer will enable high-resolution weather and climate forecasting 24/7, using data from weather stations all around the world. More >>
Plant & Food Research Welcomes Changes To Gene Technology Regulations
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 10:36 am | Plant and Food Research
13 August 2024... A biotechnology regulatory system that supports the broader use of gene technologies adds a vital new tool to the scientific toolbox to ensure the future growth of Aotearoa New Zealand’s agrifood sector. More >>
New Map Of National Coastal Erosion Hotspots Shows Which Areas Are Most At Risk
Monday, 12 August 2024, 5:51 pm | National Science Challenges
Ground-breaking Coastal Change Dataset for Aotearoa New Zealand: New Zealand’s first national-scale coastal erosion study in decades—mapping changes from the 1940s to today, crucial for climate adaptation planning. More >>
Southern Right Whale Needs More Protection, Research Shows
Monday, 12 August 2024, 5:21 pm | University of Auckland
Commercial whaling in the early 19th century decimated the population of southern right whales from approximately 30,000 to an estimated 30–40 mature females around 1920. Today, there may be 2,000 of the whales in New Zealand waters. More >>
Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Latest Launch With Capella Space
Monday, 12 August 2024, 5:29 am | Rocket Lab
The mission was the latest in a multi-launch contract with Capella Space to deploy a series of its Acadia satellites to low Earth orbit for its Earth-imaging constellation. More >>
New Research Shows Healthy, Nutrient-dense Food Relates To Growing Systems
Sunday, 11 August 2024, 2:28 pm | Kete Ora Trust
Biodynamic And Organic Management Could Be Superior To Conventional Systems More >>
Deep-sea Critters Attracting Patents - Expert Reaction
Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:53 pm | Science Media Centre
A new database of marine genes in patent filings reveals most patents are held by a few large companies, and that deep-sea organisms are of increasing economic interest. These include species in areas outside of national jurisdictions, where environmental ... More >>
Download Weekly: Kordia Exits Public Safety Network Contract
Friday, 9 August 2024, 12:41 pm | Bill Bennett
In this week's newsletter: Tait Communications now 100 percent owner of Next Generation Critical Communications network build contract. Tablet computers make a comeback. More >>
Exporting Live Animals By Sea – Expert Reaction
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:14 am | Science Media Centre
Public consultation on bringing back the practice of exporting live animals on ships is expected to start soon. More >>
Commvault Named A Leader In The 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ For Enterprise Backup And Recovery Software Solutions
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 1:58 pm | Commvault
By leveraging Commvault's unified approach, organizations can reduce complexity, enhance data visibility, and advance cyber resiliency, all while optimizing costs and improving operational efficiency. More >>
Microsoft Strengthens Phishing-resistant Security For Entra ID With FIDO2 Provisioning APIs
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 1:42 pm | Yubico
Yubico is proud to have partnered with Microsoft in supporting the development of these APIs. Yubico has worked to ensure that the provisioning of YubiKeys fits seamlessly into this release and Yubico now shares a GitHub project with a sample of how customers ... More >>
Achieving New Zealand's Emissions Reduction Goals With Nature-based, Non-Forestry Carbon Storage
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 12:23 pm | Good Carbon Farm
The inclusion of biochar as a carbon removal activity in the 2026-2030 ERP discussion document is a step toward acknowledging the carbon capture and storage capacity of biochar. More >>
Kimer Med – One Of The World’s ‘Best And Brightest In Biotech’
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 11:32 am | Kimer Med
Nelson-based biotech company Kimer Med has been named as one of Fierce Biotech’s 2024 prestigious ‘Fierce 15.’ More >>
Nvidia Launches New Generative AI Models
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 10:52 am | NVIDIA
These tools, integrated with NVIDIA's Omniverse™ platform, are expected to significantly enhance the development of digital twins and robotics by providing advanced AI-driven capabilities for 3D data visualization and simulation. More >>
FiberSense And Southern Cross Announce Deployment Of Shore-end Monitoring On New Zealand Subsea Network Portion
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 10:37 am | Southern Cross Cable Network
The state-of-the-art implementation provides 24x7 monitoring of both shore-ends (from cable landing station to first repeater) as well as the terrestrial network connecting the two landing stations, providing total “always on” cover. More >>
Rocket Lab Introduces Next-Generation Satellite Dispenser At SmallSat Conference In Logan, UT
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 9:55 am | Rocket Lab
The ASD is a cost-effective, versatile, and reliable deployment mechanism for small satellites in the CubeSat form factor and builds upon Rocket Lab’s heritage Canisterized Satellite Dispenser (CSD) technology, which has successfully deployed more than 60 ... More >>
Researchers Suggested A New Method For Determining Atomic Charges In Materials
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 8:20 am | Skoltech
The research paper provides a compelling groundwork for the traditional picture based on the notion of electronegativity. More >>
New AI Powered Software Helps To Predict Traffic Accidents Before They Happen
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 1:58 pm | Traffic Safe NZ
Called ‘The Guardian’, this safety-led innovation uses a 3D camera and LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) capability to alert teams to speeding vehicles, by sending an instant alert to their radios. More >>
The Role Of Ancient DNA In Modern Traits
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 5:17 pm | Human Bridges
Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests. More >>
Ironically risk-averse thinking deepened the CrowdStrike fiasco
Friday, 2 August 2024, 6:57 pm | Bill Bennett
CrowdStrike was a low profile enterprise cybersecurity firm until it became famous overnight after a mangled update took out millions of Windows systems. More >>
Download Weekly: NZ Telecoms After Huawei
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:19 pm | Bill Bennett
Where have we landed six years after the GCSB turned down Spark's plan to use Huawei for its 5G build? Spark reorganised digital equity projects. Public cloud spending to double in 4 years. More >>
NASA To Join Global Experts At ForestSAT In Rotorua
Friday, 2 August 2024, 1:31 pm | Scion
Crown Research Institute Scion is hosting ForestSAT 2024, the most prestigious international conference on the application of remote sensing technologies for forest monitoring and modelling. More >>
Researchers Make The Case For Extending Indigenous Data Sovereignty In Science
Friday, 2 August 2024, 11:45 am | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Using the draft genome of the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis) as an example, they make the case for non-human genomic data to be held in similar esteem as human genomic data. More >>
Methane Emissions Can’t Be Overlooked, Researchers Say – Expert Reaction
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 2:51 pm | Science Media Centre
The global community needs to start lowering our methane emissions if we want to control the climate crisis, according to new research. More >>
Unprecedented Ocean Change May Impact Key NZ Fisheries
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 10:17 am | NIWA
NIWA scientists have seen substantial changes in the ocean to the east of New Zealand, with possible impacts for important fisheries. More >>
A Step Closer To Optical Computers: Skoltech Researchers Developed An All-Optical Universal Gate
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 9:23 am | Skoltech
A research team from Skoltech and Bergische Universität Wuppertal in Germany, led by Vice President of Photonics at Skoltech Pavlos Lagoudakis, a laureate of the Vyzov (Challenge) prize, have created a universal NOR logical element (from NOT — a negation ... More >>
AI Blueprint For Aotearoa Launched
Monday, 29 July 2024, 7:24 pm | AI Forum
Together, we can collaborate and build a future where Aotearoa is a world leader in responsible AI. This strategy is about harnessing AI’s potential to address productivity gaps, foster innovation and ensure our technology development is inclusive ... More >>
NZ To Welcome World Building Science Experts
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 1:34 pm | BRANZ
Wellington to host International Building Physics Conference 2027 More >>
5G Ubiquitous In NZ By 2030
Friday, 26 July 2024, 7:45 pm | Bill Bennett
Asia-Pacific report says New Zealand will move fast to reach 95 percent 5G penetration by 2030. Ericsson to supply 2degrees with radio access network (RAN) technology for the next five years. OIO gives Datagrid land purchase the nod. More >>
New Living Lab To Enable Climate Resilience Research For Horticulture
Friday, 26 July 2024, 7:26 pm | Plant and Food Research
The Living Lab is a vital ingredient in improving yields, resilience and profitability for the growers, key components to facilitating export growth. More >>
Lace Bug Release In Vanuatu To Combat The Invasive Hibiscus Bur
Friday, 26 July 2024, 3:16 pm | Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
The hibiscus bur lace bug (Haedus vicarius) is a leaf-feeding insect native to Malaysia, and as a natural enemy of hibiscus bur has shown great promise in damaging and potentially controlling this invasive, and destructive pasture weed. More >>
NZ-Japan Data Share Will Enhance Vaccine Research
Friday, 26 July 2024, 2:02 pm | Auckland UniServices Ltd
Under the MoU, data from Kyushu University’s LIFE and VENUS studies will be integrated into the GVDN, significantly benefitting global vaccine collaboration. More >>
New Online Tool To Help Push Towards Being Predator-Free
Friday, 26 July 2024, 11:58 am | Landcare Research
The free simulation tool TrapSim Plus (trapsimplus.landcareresearch.co.nz) will help New Zealand land managers and communities compare scenarios in planning and designing ground-based predator suppression control. More >>
Cartherics Enters Agreements With Uniquest, UQ & USYD For Advancing Innovative Cardiac Cellular Therapy
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 2:03 pm | Cartherics
In parallel, Cartherics, The University of Queensland (“UQ”) and The University of Sydney have entered into a related Material Transfer Agreement (MTA). More >>
Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date For 51st Electron Mission
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 10:46 am | Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services & space systems,announced the launch window for its 51st Electron launch, a mission that will launch the latest satellite in a constellation ... More >>
Seven Million Kūtai (Mussels) To Help Rescue Hauraki Gulf/Te Moananui-ā-Toi Ecosystem
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 6:05 pm | Ngati Manuhiri
By reestablishing these kūtai reefs we are taking solid and decisive action to reverse the human impacts on the Gulf, and give our wai a fighting chance to ensure it is stable enough to support us now and into the future. More >>
Researchers Unite To Advance Space Technology
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 2:08 pm | University of Auckland
As part of the research efforts, the University of Auckland is teaming up with the University of South Australia to develop a system for managing an international network of optical ground stations. More >>
Vertiv Expands Single-Phase UPS Portfolio For Distributed IT Networks And Edge Computing In Australia And New Zealand
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:12 pm | Vertiv
With the addition of the new models, the Liebert® GXE family is now available in a complete 1kVA to 10kVA capacities range and is ready for immediate shipping from stock within Asia, including Australia and New Zealand. More >>
SmartSat CRC And NZ Government Announce Four New Joint Research Projects Under Australia-NZ Collaborative Space Program
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 1:08 pm | SmartSat CRC
The four initial research projects, commencing in August 2024, include research into monitoring methane emissions, enhancing real-time monitoring of greenhouse gases, managing free space optical communication nodes across Australia and New Zealand, ... More >>
High Hopes For Laser Weeding System After Successful Trials
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:04 am | AgResearch
Technology that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to hunt weeds and zap them with a laser has won praise from industry leaders after successful trialling. More >>
Kombucha Offshoot Brews Up Fresh Approach To Anaesthesia Training
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:52 am | Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetics
A kombucha byproduct is finding an unexpected new use as a tool for training anaesthetists. More >>
Largest Volcanic Eruptions In Our History Caused By Deep Ocean Water, New Research Finds
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:21 am | Natural Hazards Commission
New research has revealed an unlikely source for the unique volcanic activity in the Taupō region, one of the most volatile volcanic fields on the planet. More >>
The Future Of Legal Tech: How AI And Automation Enhance Client Service
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:48 am | Hugh Grant
This article explores how these innovations streamline legal operations and dramatically improve client services, offering insights through case studies and expert opinions. More >>
Infoblox Exposes: Chinese Cybercrime Syndicate Taking Advantage Of The AU$2.5 Trillion Illegal Gambling Economy
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 12:58 pm | Infoblox
Infoblox’s unique approach to threat intelligence based in DNS research led to the discovery and exposure of how Vigorish Viper operates, including their operational platform, traffic distribution systems, encrypted communications and custom apps. More >>
