University of Otago physicists have found a way to trap a single atom, using a clever technique to circumvent the […]
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Dom Post/Stuff: Kiwi textile scientists break new ground
Carolyn Enting writes for the Dominion Post about a new, reversible, two-colour wool fabric to be presented at this week’s […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Reinventing the wheel
Adam Dudding writes in the Sunday Star Times about concerns that, although Kiwis are highly inventive, we risk inventing the […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: New NZ-bred pear launched
Nick Krause writes in Business Day about the launch of a new, NZ-developed pear cultivar, made from a cross between […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: New parasitic test to help sheep breeders
AgResearch has developed a new parasite test for sheep which will allow breeders to test their stock faster, more easily […]
Continue readingODT: A raft of research into marine species’ travels
John Gibb writes in the Otago Daily Times about New Zealand research showing the importance of floating kelp as ‘ocean […]
Continue reading3 News: University investigating sea slug sex life
Deanna Harris reports for 3 News that Massey University is starting research into the mating habits of sea slugs, in […]
Continue readingODT: Rat study links maternal illness to schizophrenia risk
Eileen Goodwin writes in the Otago Daily Times about research from the University of Otago showing that flu jabs and […]
Continue readingDom Post: Scientists prove humans can have two flus at once
Kate Newton writes in the Dominion Post about findings in a New Zealand-based study that show that two different flu […]
Continue readingDom Post: ‘Unrealistic optimism’ bounces back
Marty Sharpe writes in the Dominion Post that, for at least some of the people who experienced the Christchurch earthquake, […]
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