This year at the Science Media Centre we’ve gotten really interested in visualisation of science data and began dabbling in these sorts of infographics which we create for the media at large to use. But the ultimate extension of this type of thing is full-on web-based interactive data visualisations that let you cut the data […]
MoreRegional cities in the North Island will be the first to see fibre optic cables laid around their streets as $200 million worth of contracts to roll out high-speed internet services are confirmed. The deals that the Government’s Crown Fibre Holdings has struck are with the type of infrastructure players not traditionally associated with broadband […]
MoreThe Government has kicked off a $13 million marketing campaign to encourage the 29 per cent of the country’s households still watching analogue TV to switch to digital services ahead of the planned shutdown of analogue transmissions in November 2013. For most of us, digital TV is taken for granted – if you subscribe to […]
MoreUPDATED: This evening’s press conference on the rescue effort underway at the Pike River mine had much discussion of the military robot that is being prepared for deployment into the mine entrance. The military robot entered Pike River mine this morning but broke down after progressing about 500 metres into the mine shaft, reportedly due […]
MoreUNESCO has just produced its report on science for 2010 and a brief chapter details the recent shake-up of the New Zealand science system with a number of graphs benchmarking us against our neighbours in the Asia Pacific region. The report’s overwhelming theme is of an increased focus on science among emerging countries that is […]
MoreAs the latest study on the New Zealand public’s perception of science is released, a similar study across the Tasman focusing more narrowly on biotech has identified some similar trends. The survey of 1000 people from across Australia commissioned by the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research shows support for biotechnology techniques […]
MoreThe news through from Stockholm this evening will be sweet music to the ears of researchers at Manchester University who welcome two more Nobel laureates into their midst – giving the university a staggering four Nobel Prize winners among its researchers. UPDATE: Actually not that staggering as fellow Sciblogger Grant Jacobs pointed out to me […]
MoreIt is great news that Peter Beck and the team at Rocket Lab have scored a grant (amount undisclosed) from the US Office of Naval Research to “study new rocket propulsion methods and fuels”. But did the Herald on Sunday really have to go to the trouble of creating the infographic below to illustrate that, […]
MoreIf you are spending any serious amount of time on the internet these days, you are likely to become the target of cyber criminals who will come at you with something as relatively harmless as spam or as dangerous as a “phishing” attack to steal your bank account details. As we increasingly live our lives […]
MoreWellington Venture capitalist Jenny morel today unveiled her latest high-tech start-up and one that has the same sort of high-concept and high risk aspects of her investment in the Martin Jetpack. The idea behind the Rex Bionics exoskeleton is not unique – many engineering labs, including those of the US Army have been engaged in […]
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