Technology
Robots to be taught how to feel pain
An artificial nervous system aimed at teaching robots how to feel pain is being developed by German researchers. Video
Solar storms and electricity supply
Craig Rodger explains how large solar storms can overwhelm the protective shield of the earth's magnetic field and disrupt national power grids. Video, Audio
Solar storms and electricity supply
Craig Rodger explains how large solar storms can overwhelm the protective shield of the earth's magnetic field and disrupt national power grids.
Video, AudioNights' Culture - Electronic Music
Poms grab the flame - 1989-1991 - The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo. Audio
New technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt on Google's modular phone, pay per view versus piracy and the Budget - a timeline in technology. Audio
Facebook apologises after deeming plus sized woman undesirable
An apology has been given to a plus sized model from Facebook which initially banned her photos after deeming the images to depict "body parts in an undesirable manner". Audio
Windows 10 is under fire for "nasty trick"
IT expert Sean O'Connor is on the panel to discuss what the problem is with Windows 10. Audio
The Wireless: When your phone tells you beauty = whiteness
Mava Moayyed of The Wireless talks about her recent piece on how Huawei smartphones include a troubling "beauty" function that can automatically adjust every self-portrait. Audio
Offline
The town of Green Bank, West Virginia, at the heart of America's National Radio Quiet Zone. Green Bank is a refuge from wireless technology, and people are moving there. It has opted out of the… Audio
Laser devices to detect drug mishaps
A New Zealand company is trialling world-leading technology to eliminate intravenous medication errors in hospitals. Audio
The Auckland tech firm aiming to eliminate intravenous medication errors
Veriphi is an Auckland based private health tech company which has developed a world-first technology to help eliminate intravenous medication errors in hospitals. Preventable medication errors are a… Audio
Figures show steel reinforcing mesh failed scores of tests
New figures show the extent that steel reinforcing mesh for house floors has been failing tests. Audio
Police put hard word on PWC over IT delays and budget blow out
The Police have put the hard word on Pricewaterhouse Coopers which is in charge of an IT project that is running months late and is now millions of dollars over-budget. Audio
Police's IT project is months late
The Police's IT project is months late and milliions of dollars over budget. Audio
Union says Spotless' payroll system like Novopay
The Union representing cleaners says hundreds of New Zealanders working for the company Spotless are not being paid for all the hours they work. Audio
Legal action over boxing match possible
Fight promoter Duco Events is vowing to go after people who watched the weekend's Parker-Takam boxing match for free on Facebook, though legal experts warn it's an untested area of the law. Audio
Sky TV wants to go after Parker fight streamers
Sky TV is exploring all legal options to go after the people who illegally streamed Joseph Parker's fight, but Internet NZ says it might not be so easy.
Christoph Bartneck - Lego Violence
Dr Christoph Bartneck from the University of Canterbury has been investigating the perceived violence in the product catalogues of major toy producer, Lego, from the years 1978-2014 and the frequency… Audio
Cellphones may make roads safer
Smartphone applications could help update drivers on the latest road conditions, changed speed limits and incidents, says the Transport Agency.
Cather Simpson: photonics and sperm
Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute and Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, and Director of the Photon Factory at the University of Auckland. Her start-up company… Audio
