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  • X-ray crystallography in the spotlight

    X-ray crystallography
    21 December, 2009

    Radio New Zealand's Ruth Beran goes to Massey University to meet Geoff Jameson and IRL’s Graeme Gainsford who explain what x-ray diffraction and crystallography is, how it’s done, and what it can be used to measure.

    Added 78 days ago.

  • Testing IRL's metal

    Iron-based superconductivity
    10 November, 2009

    IRL’s world-leading copper oxide-based high temperature superconductor researchers are now turning their attention to one of the world’s oldest known metals — iron.

    Added 117 days ago.

  • Stanford MBAs help IRL's emerging tech go global

    Stanford students
    10 November, 2009

    IRL’s efforts to take its cutting-edge photonics and wave power research to the global marketplace achieved a boost recently thanks to the contributions of two Stanford MBA students, Alberto Nanes and Tyler Warnock.

    Added 116 days ago.

  • Siemens cable deal proves tipping point for superconductor industry

    HTS Tapescope system
    10 November, 2009

    Two years of painstaking work by IRLs high temperature superconductivity  team has culminated in the manufacture and sale of the world’s longest second-generation HTS cables.

    Added 106 days ago.

  • Win-win for What's Your Problem New Zealand? finalists

    WYPNZ competition finalists
    10 November, 2009

    While Resene got the lion's share of the publicity for winning What's Your Problem New Zealand? it would be an understatement to say the other nine finalists presented outstanding proposals.

    Added 50 days ago.

  • Sharing the gains from meat mechanisation

    Sheep
    10 November, 2009

    Ovine Automation Limited (OAL) Manager Richard McColl believes the R&D consortium which was recently awarded funding of more than $7 million is only scratching the surface of potential automation projects in the meat industry, and the future benefits for New Zealand industry could be enormous.

    Added 50 days ago.

  • Small wonders

    John Watt
    10 November, 2009

    IRL research collaborator John Watt may have been named 2009 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year for his groundbreaking work at the nanoscale, but his world-leading studies could have a very big impact both locally and on the global stage.

    Added 117 days ago.

  • Scientists on trail of squeaky hip mystery

    Hip prosthesis
    30 June, 2009

    When an undercover police officer realised his squeaking hip implant was jeopardising covert surveillance work, his surgeon turned to IRL to help solve the problem.

    Added 117 days ago.

  • SkyMapper provides new digital insights for astronomers

    SkyMapper
    28 June, 2009

    Scientists worldwide are now closer to understanding the mysteries of the night skies with the recent unveiling of the multi-million dollar Australian National University (ANU) SkyMapper telescope.

    Added 99 days ago.

  • Automation technology to transform meat industry

    28 June, 2009

    The New Zealand meat production industry is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar investment in automation technology research and development.

    Added 151 days ago.