Our Changing World

Scientists are targeting the giant channels in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria to try and develop better treatments Audio

The butterfly bush has been a weedy problem in young pine plantations but the buddleia leaf weevil is having a good impact Audio

A computer game device called Able-X is helping people with arm disabilities do exercises in their own home Audio

Spartina grass is an invasive coastal weed in many places around the world, and Donald Strong explains why it is such a problem Audio

It's a battle of the sexes for praying mantises in New Zealand, and the introduced females are proving fatal to native males Audio

Scion has been investiaging how torrefaction might work with waste pine to make it more energy dense Audio

University of Canterbury mechatronics students have built a robotic petrol station assistant. Read more Audio

Designing a self-correcting system to stabilise hyper-sonic rockets Audio

Laser measurements of ultra cold helium atoms enabled very precise measurements of their size and colour absorption Audio

Samuel Richardson explains how beer is made and how he's trying to develop a gluten-free beer using chestnuts Audio

Enzymes produced by microbes living in the guts of native termites could help break down wood to make biofuels Audio

Scion is developing biochemical ways to extract sugars from waste softwood to produce biofuels Audio