Technology
Ioannis Michaloudis - Space tech art
Self declared "Cloud Hunter" Associate Professor in Visual Arts at Charles Darwin University, Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis creates airy artworks from nanomaterial silica aerogel. Audio
MechBass
Bass players have always been dismissed as the boring ones in any band; hidden side of stage, robotically plucking away, overshadowed by the singer and the lead guitarist. Things might just be getting… Audio
Tech: Panama Papers and video editing apps
Peter Griffin with the technological challenges raised and overcome by this week's revelations surrounding the Panama Papers, a huge collection of millions of documents leaked to a German newspaper… Audio
Fertility apps
The self tracking movement uses technology to measure your body and how it is performing. Until now this has tended to focus on your activity levels; how many steps you've made, how far you've run or… Audio
Ian Tannock: personalised cancer care
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews Dr Ian Tannock, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto and a major international… Audio
Screenagers: the real impact of too much screen time
A new film about teens and screen addiction and the pressures of growing up in the digital age. Video, Audio
When a river meets the sea
NIWA oceanographers are using Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound, where the tailrace from the Manapouri power station flows into the sea, as a natural laboratory to study complex fluid dynamics. Audio, Gallery
When a river meets the sea
NIWA oceanographers are using Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound, where the tailrace from the Manapouri power station flows into the sea, as a natural laboratory to study complex fluid dynamics.
AudioE-textiles and smart fabrics
Smart fabrics and e-textiles are a blend of fashion and technology, and can include knitted fabric that has electronic sensors woven into it. Audio
E-textiles and smart fabrics
Smart fabrics and e-textiles are a blend of fashion and technology, and can include knitted fabric that has electronic sensors woven into it.
AudioNew technology With Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce discusses Biomeme; a handheld genetic testing lab powered by your smartphone. And also Quantiacs; an open source hedge fund. And how Wellington virtual reality company 8i is doing… Audio
Farming tech to help with new safety rules
An online app has been created to help farmers stick to the new health and safety rules.
Steel and Tube warns building stores on mesh
Earlier we reported that it was warning building stores to quarantine the mesh amid questions about its strength and how it's tested. Audio
Steel and Tube warns building stores on mesh
Steel and Tube has today warned building stores to quarantine seismic steel mesh that's essential for house building amid questions about its strength and how it's tested. Audio
Tim Urban, master procrastinator
Tim Urban is an accomplished entrepreneur and one of the most popular writers and illustrators on the Internet. Elon Musk is even a fan of his blog Wait But Why. As a major procastinator, he has spent… Audio
Social media addiction - Philipa Thornton
FOMO, FOBO, and NoMo are among a growing list of acronyms relating to people's fear of not being able to check their social media feed, and it has psychologists scrambling to keep up. Philipa Thornton… Audio
Sigfox sees great potention for Rakon's low cost technology
The brave new technology world of the Internet of Things may become a lucrative source of earnings for local chip maker, Rakon. Audio
Hong Kong man makes female robot
Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma has done what so many have dreamed of. He's built a robot modelled on Holywood actor Scarlett Johansen in his spare time on the balcony of his home. Audio
Feature interview - Nancy Jo Sales
Anyone with a teenager in the house, especially a teenage girl, knows how much time they spend on their phones and on social media. But they aren't just trading gossip. NetSafe warns most New Zealand… Audio
Getting Girls Into Tech - Nilesh Kanji
Getting more female high school students to explore digital technology is the aim of an initiative, called GirlsInC. Girls in Computing is he brainchild of Nilesh Kanji. He started the support network… Audio
