The inaugural New Zealand Mathematics in Industry conference will pit some of our brightest maths brains against six grunty industry problems.
As the $2.5bn-plus Square Kilometre Array project moves one baby-step closer to revealing the origins of the universe (well, maybe), New Zealand scientists and
We’ve all marvelled at the holographic communication thingy that was used by characters in the Star Wars films, and many a geek have spent
The rise of the digital classroom: why education technology is the next big thing in Kiwi innovation
Idealog goes back to school to find out how New Zealand is going to take advantage of the brand-new $100 billion tech-ed industry.
Blunt – the Kiwi makers of “The World’s Best umbrellas” – have paired up with Tile, the location-tracking device from Silicon Valley, to produce
You know the digital revolution has truly arrived when even local councils start saying “there’s an app for that”.
Forbes named Xero the world's most innovative growth company in 2014 and its numerous spin-offs are also taking flight.
Feeling a bit blue? You can now zap the electricity in your brain and change your mood with a little white triangle that’s placed
Following on from the recent launch of its digital app hub for small- to medium-sized businesses, Spark has now confirmed that it begin offering
Standing for input/output and “Innovation in the Open”, the annual Google I/O developer conference explores the latest in technology, web, and mobile. Held at
Magnetic pads under roads that charge electric cars wirelessly and Bluetooth devices that when thrown in water or wine can measure river quality or
Tom Cruise needed a pair of gloves to operate his pre-cog interface in Minority Report, but soon, with Google’s latest Project Soli, we won’t
A new US doco, screening in Auckland this weekend, explores the shame around the lack of women in programming and coding
Auckland’s Rocket Lab and the University of Canterbury are collaborating but it’s not rocket science… it’s aerospace engineering.
Buzzwords are funny things. In the blink of an eye they evolve from weird little phrases that no one understands to go-to clichés in
Interested in riding a hoverboard over a lake? Standing on top of what looks like a giant drone, Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru has
Not quite two years ago, Ben Young, co-founder of Young & Shand, packed his bags and headed to New York to fill what he
‘Big data’ is one of those buzzword terms that gets tossed around a lot, but understood by few. Well NZ industry brains say that
Government initiative Connect Smart has released a series of six YouTube videos exploring cyber security for businesses, what hackers are actually after, and what
It’s the first self-flying, throw-and-shoot, personal tracking flying camera. But we can forgive you if you call it a drone, as its domed body
It once was nothing but a science-fiction fan’s dream, but now it’s happening. With the first headsets available for pre-sale via electronic store Noel
Insurance isn’t known for its innovation. It is an industry that has traditionally sat on the sidelines as the digital revolution causes major business
Not too long ago the high-pitched robotic noises of a modem connecting served as our only gateway to an online world that was typified
Kiwi health-tech start-ups looking to get their product to market could be one of five to receive mentoring, office space and $100k capital in
Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is attempting to take efficiency, sustainability and resource monitoring to the next level with a new online reporting and tracking platform: