Amanda Yates, 20 Sep 2022 | AUT News In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional organisations kickstarted the city’s recovery. On the many vacant sites in the demolished city, they supported pop-up shops, installations and events to keep city life and urban wellbeing going…
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AUT News | 17 Oct 2022 Master of Architecture (Professional) graduate Matangireia Yates-Francis, and School of Future Environments Associate Professor Dr Kathy Waghorn have added to AUT’s total haul at the Best Awards 2022. The Design Institute of New Zealand’s annual Best Awards recognises excellence in graphic, toitanga, digital, moving image, spatial and product design.…
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MIT News | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing The AI Policy Forum (AIPF) is an initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to move the global conversation about the impact of artificial intelligence from principles to practical policy implementation. Formed in late 2020, AIPF brings together leaders in government, business, and academia to develop approaches to address the societal challenges…
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MIT News: Michaela Jarvis | MIT Media Lab Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have designed a miniature antenna that can operate wirelessly inside of a living cell, opening up possibilities in medical diagnostics and treatment and other scientific processes because of the antenna’s potential for monitoring and even directing cellular activity in real-time. “The most exciting…
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The Engineer | August 23 SEA-KIT International’s Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) ‘Maxlimer’ has returned from an initial survey mission inside the caldera of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai (HT-HH) volcano. According to the team, USV Maxlimer brought back a ‘plethora of data and imagery’ that can fill important gaps in current understanding of the seamount and water…
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The Engineer | September 21 Hitachi Rail has unveiled its new ‘Blues Train’, a passenger-carrying hybrid that can switch between battery, electric or diesel power depending on where it is running. The train is being displayed at this week’s InnoTrans event in Berlin before entering service in Italy with Trenitalia later in the year. According…
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The Engineer | September 22 MRI scans on patients with heart failure can be cut to eight minutes with 4D heart MRI scan technology developed at the University of East Anglia. The team’s technology uses MRI to create detailed 4D flow images of the heart and shaves up to 12 minutes off the time it…
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The Engineer | 22 September England’s moratorium on fracking has been lifted as the government looks to increase domestic energy supplies, an effort that will involve a new oil and gas licensing round. The move has been prompted by the war in Ukraine, leading the government to look for ways to increase domestic sources of…
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University of Canterbury News Kiwi volcanologists and engineers have finished testing an automated system that provides a warning when an eruption on Whakaari (White Island) becomes more likely. The new system, which uses machine learning to detect patterns in seismic data, provides constant monitoring in real-time, and could provide warnings hours or days before an…
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Innovate Young Minds | Scoop News A New Zealand organisation dedicated to introducing and encouraging women to pursue careers in STEMM is expanding its work following a resoundingly successful residential programme this year. Founded in 2017 by Rotary Hutt City and supported by Hutt City Council, Innovative Young Minds (IYM) is a programme designed to…
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