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New Zealand's first fully electric plane
Christchurch aviator Gary Freedman is launching the electric plane at Christchurch airport this morning. He is the founder of Electric a social enterprise start-up formed to promote low emission… Audio, Gallery
Is it time to quit your addiction to Google Chrome?
The Browser Wars have broken out again, and the tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal just urged readers to quit Chrome completely. Tech commentator Helen Baxter share a few alternatives to the… Audio
Lithium - a mood enhancing element
Lithium is the lightest metal, and it is used in batteries and for the treatment of bipolar disorder, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 44 of Elemental. Audio
A buyer's guide to line trimmers
With warmer weather not too far away (in theory), George Block of consumer.org.nz reviews the best line trimmers on the market. So should you go petrol or electric? Audio
Typing monkeys
Science news with Dr Chris Smith. A team at Stanford is using brain computer interfaces to get monkeys to type at speeds of up to 12 words per minute. Throw in some predictive text (good old… Audio
Tipping point for home electricity production
Malcolm McCulloch is a renewable energy expert from the UK who says we will soon be at the tipping point for home generated electricity. He is an electrical engineer and the head of Oxford… Audio
Transpower predicts massive shakeup in power sector
The country's power grid operator is predicting a massive shakeup in the power sector including the failure of some lines companies amid a big uptake of new technologies such as solar. Transpower CEO… Audio