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Write, sketch you way to success with new, affordable Apple Pencil
For creative souls and working professionals, who love to take notes, sketch, illustrate or mark up documents, Apple Pencil has been a trusted device for years. Combined with the versatility of iPad, the new Apple Pencil unlocks another…
Nanotechnology creates the World’s Smallest Kiwi
Meet the World’s Smallest Kiwi: a miniscule kiwi that’s so small you can’t even see it with a magnifying glass.
But wait: isn’t that it sitting beside the dollar coin? In fact, the World’s Smallest Kiwi is that tiny speck of what looks…
New tech will help NZ prepare for quakes and other hazards
Emeritus Professor Jarg Pettinga, who has spent four decades researching seismic and landslide hazards, is stepping down after 43 years in the Department of Geological Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC),…
UC researchers awarded $6.1 million to predict grape growth
The wine industry is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important and valuable horticulture sectors, adding up to NZ$2.4 billion in exports this year. However, forecasting grape yield is a struggle and inaccurate techniques can be costly,…
UC Law students secure prestigious internship in Washington
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Law students Rā Neilsford-Jones and Emily Speirs are two of four Aotearoa New Zealand students heading to Washington later this month as part of the NZUS Council Mike Moore…
Children’s antibodies may help develop new therapies for Covid-19
Researchers have found that children's antibodies can effectively fight out Covid-19 infection, and that kids could be an underutilised source of potential antibody therapies to counteract the "ever-evolving" SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Sunak facing civil war in Conservative Party over future of Home Secy Suella Braverman
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a civil war in the Conservative party over the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, as he held off sacking her for saying police were biased for allowing a pro-Palestinian march on Armistice…
Warren Buffett privately traded in stocks that Berkshire was buying & selling: ProPublica probe
Ace billionaire investor Warren Buffett traded stocks in his personal account on at least three occasions before his company Berkshire Hathaway bought or sold the same stocks, a ProPublica investigation has claimed.
A massive…
MIT D-Lab works to empower artisanal women miners in Colombia
In Colombia, approximately 60 percent of gold extraction originates from an informal sector known as artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Among them are “las chatarreras,” women who arrive early in the morning at the mines to…
Anesthesia technology precisely controls unconsciousness in animal tests
If anesthesiologists had a rigorous means to manage dosing, they could deliver less medicine, maintaining exactly the right depth of unconsciousness while reducing postoperative cognitive side effects in vulnerable groups like the…