Rice, Rutgers developing inhalable COVID-19 vaccine spray
Scientists at Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) are part of a study to develop an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine.
UK’s most powerful supercomputer launched to accelerate research in AI and healthcare
NVIDIA’s Cambridge-1, the UK’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to healthcare and life sciences research, has been launched today with key partners including King’s College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
It will be a long, long wait for Covid herd immunity
Opinion: The ongoing crisis over the Covid-positive person who visited Wellington from Sydney raises questions about the Government’s zero Covid stance, writes Professor Ananish Chaudhuri.
Norton Motorcycles supports student electric motorcycle research with WMG, University of Warwick
The Norton Motorcycle Co Ltd is proud to support students at the University of Warwick who are researching the future of electric racing motorcycles.
Stanford research shows muskrats are a bellwether for a drying delta
Downstream of hydroelectric dams and Alberta’s oil sands, one of the world’s largest freshwater deltas is drying out. New Stanford University research suggests long-term drying is making it harder for muskrats to recover from massive die-offs.
UM holds UAUC joint meeting; Chancellor Ho Iat Seng: develop Macao through science and...
The University of Macau (UM) held the Joint Meeting of the University Assembly (UA) and University Council (UC) for the 2020/2021 academic year in its Ho Yin Conference Hall on 5 July. Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of the Macao SAR, chancellor of UM, and chair of the UA, presided over the meeting.
NZ supporting global action on plastic pollution is step in right direction says academic
Minister for the Environment David Parker announced New Zealand’s planned support of a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution –something Massey University’s Dr Trisia Farrelly says is a big step in the right direction.
Funding boost for research to treat Friedreich’s ataxia
Associate Professor Mirella Dottori, from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has been awarded close to $1 million in research funding from the Medical Research Future Fund for a project that will use human stem cells to develop a curative treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).
White hat hacker and cybersecurity graduate protects NZ businesses online
He spends his days trolling client systems, searching for weak spots in IT systems; the places where cyber attackers can enter and create mayhem in the online world of business.
Slowing the Sugar Rush to Yield Better Grapes
One of the many challenges for grape growers posed by climate change is the accelerated rate at which grapes ripen in warmer climates, which can result in poor colour and aroma development.
