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Baby turtles grateful for in-road lighting
Monday, 18 October 2010, 4:14 pm | sticK
By doing away with overhead lights on some of its beachside roads, more than 10,000 Florida baby turtles have been saved by in-road lights, according to its state officials. More >>
Better butter, cleaner diesel, firms seek Aussie $
Monday, 18 October 2010, 11:13 am | sticK
( sticK - Oct. 18 2010 ) Butter shaped to fit could be the catch-cry of Hamilton based company Canary Enterprises . The NZ Herald reports that the privately owned 10 year old business has cracked the $10m yearly sales mark with butter delivered ... More >>
Most government biotech investment will fail
Friday, 15 October 2010, 3:00 pm | sticK
Governments should realise that a large percentage of its investment in start-up biotechnology companies will fail as such according to Jim Greenwood. More >>
Universities’ study backs increased spend
Friday, 15 October 2010, 9:55 am | sticK
According to Universities New Zealand commissioned research, an additional $40m per year invested in university education over the next five years would provide a permanent 0.12% or $370m per year increase in GDP by 2025. More >>
Simplifying genetic data drives weightless export
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 2:56 pm | sticK
If biologists were also computer science experts, there would be no need for Biomatters Ltd.’s software. More >>
LanzaTech gets into the Global Cleantech 100
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 11:05 am | sticK
LanzaTech, the Auckland-based company that uses bacteria to convert steel mill smokestack waste gas to ethanol, has made the Global Cleantech Top 100. More >>
Small, delicate and irregular produce to be sorted
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:26 pm | sticK
Having developed equipment to handle regular shaped fruit and vegetables, Compac Sorting Equipment has secured $3.7 million of TechNZ funding to create sorters for small and delicate, as well as irregular shaped produce. More >>
CRIs show creativity in annual reports to govt
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 11:30 am | sticK
The government may have signaled that the Crown Research Institutes aren’t as obliged as they have been in the past to fire ‘profits’ back to their owner, but that shouldn’t stop New Zealand checking out how well they’ve performed in the past ... More >>
Clean tech company bosses make global top 100 (Lan
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 2:17 pm | sticK
The managers of a clean energy Auckland company using bacteria to produce ethanol from steel mill smoke-stacks have been named among the “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” around the world. More >>
Clean tech company bosses make global top 100 (Lan
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 2:15 pm | sticK
The managers of a clean energy Auckland company using bacteria to produce ethanol from steel mill smoke-stacks have been named among the “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” around the world. More >>
Complex maths safeguards Optima’s core capability
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 1:18 pm | sticK
Complex algorithms are both the underlying core capability and inherent in-built knowledge protection for Optima Corporation’s unique emergency management software being rolled out around the world. More >>
Forget farming, high tech’s taking off in NZ
Monday, 11 October 2010, 12:06 pm | sticK
Forget the farm, and keep an eye on the future if kiwis really want to fly says Greg Shanahan. More >>
The absurdity of ‘owning’ an idea drives awards
Friday, 8 October 2010, 12:59 pm | sticK
Information wants to be free, and the relative absurdity of someone ‘owning’ an idea is part of a philosophical shift in thinking of how intellectual property is generated and used according to Wellingtonian Dave Moskovitz. More >>
Holding hands between business and science
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 3:35 pm | sticK
There’s often a large gap between science and business, but by successfully being able to hold hands in both camps, AbacusBio has expanded internationally beyond its southern origins. More >>
NZ small businesses should be wary of social media
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 4:40 pm | sticK
The internet is so full of tyre kickers that small New Zealand businesses need to be wary of spending massive amounts of time and money in social media dealings with such non-buyers. More >>
Disinfection unit solves problem, wins prize
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 1:00 pm | sticK
A chance conversation about the difficulties that some medical specialists have to in-house disinfect and sterilise their equipment has resulted in a potential world-wide market of millions and the Bayer Innovators Award 2010 in Design and Engineering ... More >>
Titanium a ground floor chance for NZ business
Monday, 4 October 2010, 2:30 pm | sticK
(sticK - 4/10/10) - Titanium, and titanium alloy powders, are a relatively new product and a means for New Zealand companies to get in on the ground floor of a new industry according to Ian Macrae. More >>
Titanium’s punt to create a mini-NZ Silicon Valley
Monday, 4 October 2010, 10:46 am | sticK
(sticK - 4/10/10) - Those of a certain age may best remember titanium as a rainbow coloured metal that wasa big jewellery hit in the late 1980s. More >>
