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NZ Herald/NZPA: Pollution researcher named top emerging scientist
The winners of the Prime Minister’s Science Awards were announced today, with doctoral student John Watt winning the top emerging […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Biowaste and nanotech
When scientists ask: is it safe? Biowaste – it is being applied to agricultural land all over the world to […]
Continue readingAdvancing nanotech, despite uncertainties
Nanotechnology is a rapidly advancing field, with hundreds of products containing nanomaterials already on the shelves and largely unknown health […]
Continue readingPODCAST: John Watt and Amy Whitehead’s speeches from the MacDiarmid Scientist of the Year Awards 2009
The MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Awards were held last Thursday in Auckland. The event awards aspiring young scientists […]
Continue readingIranian technology from a Kiwi technologist’s perspective
George Jones, past President of the Royal Society’s Wellington branch, recently visited Iran and was given an insight into the […]
Continue readingNZH: Interview with Nobel winner Sir Harold Kroto
The New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton interviews Sir Harold Kroto, a Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of […]
Continue readingNanoparticles and the safety implications
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald reports concerns from scientists that nanoparticles in some popular sunscreens may trigger a range of ailments from […]
Continue readingScientists: nanotech needs urgent regulation
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has called for urgent research into the impact of nanomaterials on humans and the […]
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