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Tactile Imagery Boosts Excitability
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:50:08 +1200 | Skoltech
In a paper published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from Skoltech and Moscow State University investigated the effect of imagining tactile sensations (tactile imagery) on the excitability of the corticospinal tract using the transcranial ...More >>
Technology Conference Delivers Renewable Forest Resource Innovators
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:12:48 +1200 | Forest Industry Engineering Association
Encouraged by iconic New Zealanders like keynote speaker Sir Ian Taylor, many young innovators are creating new opportunities for converting forestry fibre to renewable resources for new chemical solutions and to fossil fuel replacements. More >>
Patently Insufficient: A New Intellectual Property Treaty Does Little To Protect Māori Traditional Knowledge
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:05:56 +1200 | The Conversation
The newly signed global Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge might improve the patent system, but is unlikely to improve protection of Indigenous knowledge itself.More >>
Fact Checking Artificial Intelligence
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:20:21 +1200 | RNZ
Start honing your critical thinking skills unless you want to swallow some pretty random information from generative Artificial Intelligence. More >>
Distinguished Scientist Recognised In King’s Birthday Honours
Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:35:02 +1200 | Callaghan Innovation
Callaghan Innovation Distinguished Scientist Keith Jones today became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to metrology in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.More >>
"Save Science Coalition" Launches To Oppose Cuts To Science In NZ
Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:23 +1200 | Save Science
Today, a coalition is being launched to campaign against cuts to science and science funding in New Zealand. More >>
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act: EU Council Gives Final Green Light To The First Worldwide Rules On AI
Thu, 23 May 2024 05:40:36 +1200 | Council of the EU
The flagship legislation follows a ‘risk-based’ approach, which means the higher the risk to cause harm to society, the stricter the rules. It is the first of its kind in the world and can set a global standard for AI regulation.More >>
AI Has Multiple Uses In Surgery, Research Finds
Tue, 14 May 2024 11:00:53 +1200 | University of Auckland
A group of researchers led by surgery researcher Dr Chris Varghese at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has just had an article on artificial intelligence in surgery published in leading journal, Nature Medicine.More >>
Laboratory And Natural Strains Of Intestinal Bacterium Turned Out To Have Similar Mutational Profiles
Sat, 11 May 2024 05:12:52 +1200 | Skoltech
Understanding mutational processes in a cell offers clues to the evolution of a genome. Most actively, mutation processes are studied in human cancer cells, while other genomes are often neglected. More >>
The Vegan Society Aotearoa: Animal Genes In Soy Is Unacceptable
Tue, 7 May 2024 10:00:15 +1200 | The Vegan Society Aotearoa New Zealand
Pig genes have been inserted into soy beans and are now approved to be grown in Argentina, without any concern for cross-contamination, rendering them unacceptable for vegans, vegetarians, Muslims and Jews.More >>
Can Body-Worn Cameras Work In Australia And New Zealand? Lessons From Milestone’s Denmark Survey
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:04:34 +1200 | PR Deadlines
With its clear mandate for police use, political nuances, and nuanced public trust, Denmark's insights provide valuable considerations for Australia and New Zealand. More >>
Auckland Rat Lovers Unite!
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:26:55 +1200 | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
On World Day for Animals in Labs, NZAVS is launching a new program to rehome rats bred or used for science with the University of Auckland. More >>
NZ Researchers Drive Work On International AI Framework
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:53:56 +1200 | University of Auckland
Two New Zealand researchers are leading the charge for an international policy guide and framework to evaluate AI and other new technologies. More >>
Facing The Future: The Use Of Biometric Tech
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:26:00 +1200 | Hugh Grant
New Zealand is far from unique in deploying biometric tools to solve major social challenges. As the technology has matured and improved in recent years, facial recognition has been increasingly deployed to take advantage of the increased speed, safety, ...More >>
General Assembly Adopts Landmark Resolution On Artificial Intelligence
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 09:09:28 +1300 | UN News
It represents the first time the Assembly has adopted a resolution on regulating the emerging field. More >>
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:57:20 +1300 | Richard Heinberg
Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout the huge benefits of using this technology. For instance, an article in CNN points out how AI is helping Princeton scientists solve “a key problem” with fusion energy . AI that can translate text ...More >>
Want To Make Your AI Content Undetectable? There’s An App For That
Sat, 9 Mar 2024 14:26:11 +1300 | Hugh Grant
Undetectable.ai sounds ominous when you first hear it. The new dangerously powerful app which just released last year, lets users remove any and all traces of AI from AI-generated text. Article Key Points Key Point Description Undetectable AI A new ...More >>
EPA Says ‘null Segregants’ Aren’t GMOs – Expert Reaction
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:01:48 +1300 | Science Media Centre
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has just clarified that certain organisms, known as null segregants, are not considered genetically modified organisms. Null segregants are the offspring of genetically modified organisms, but do not contain ...More >>
Liberalisation Of Genetic Engineering Threatens The Environment, Farmers And New Zealand
Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:21:27 +1300 | GE Free NZ
The coalition governments’ move to loosen biotechnology (GE) regulation is set to let down farmers and consumers and put New Zealand's export reputation at risk. New Zealand's strict genetic engineering laws, under the Hazardous Substances and ...More >>
Liberalisation Of Genetic Engineering Threatens The Environment, Farmers And New Zealand
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:56:20 +1300 | GE Free NZ
The coalition governments’ move to loosen biotechnology (GE) regulation is set to let down farmers and consumers and put New Zealand's export reputation at risk. New Zealand's strict genetic engineering laws, under the Hazardous Substances and ...More >>
