A computer game-based arm rehabilitation device developed by IRL has won first prize in the prototype category of the 2010 Engineers Australia, College of Biomedical Engineering Better Technology Awards.
The WelTec Campus at Petone will stage a one-day Innovation and Technology Expo on 20 August. The Expo is jointly hosted by WelTec, GNS Science, and IRL and will run from 9am to7pm at the WelTec Campus, 59 Cuba Street, Petone.
IRL’s metrologists are taking a novel approach to bringing the kilogram — the last measurement to be based on a physical object — into the 21st century.
Winners of the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize Drs Bob Buckley and Jeff Tallon represent between them a significant proportion of the world’s expertise in high-temperature superconductivity — a developing technology predicted to be worth billions of dollars globally in the coming decade.
A lifelong obsession with guitar playing, sound reproduction and acoustics led IRL scientist Dr Mark Poletti to develop a system that can transform a venue with less-than-perfect acoustics into a world-class concert hall.
Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) have signed a long-term co-funding agreement that promises to underpin next-generation innovation at New Zealand’s premier marine electronics company and strengthen the country’s advanced sonar systems capability.
It is heartening to see that despite a tight fiscal environment, the current government has prioritised science with new spending announced for the 2010 budget. Even more heartening is the focus on encouraging companies to invest in research and development with the majority of the $225 million of new funding being targeted in this area.
Richard Lauricella has always had a passion for people and science—an ideal combination in his new role as US-based Business Development Manager for IRL’s drug development and manufacturing group, GlycoSyn.
A collaboration between IRL and its Taiwanese counterpart, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), has resulted in the joint development of a unique product that is nearing market entry.
Setting the scene for a 3D revolution
Island's elemental efficiency
The sound of science
Dynamic duo
