Ultra-thin curved concrete roof created using innovative method
The creators of a novel formwork system plan to use the sinuous concrete roof in a real construction project in 2018. The post
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Shark spotting drones alert swimmers of nearby danger
In Australia drones have been powered by artificial intelligence and embedded with loudspeakers to warn those at risk of shark attacks. The post
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Mobile app hosts live auctions on stadium scoreboards
New Zealand-based startup offers sports lovers the added experience of winning goods at low prices. The post
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Idealog's Most Creative: Citta Design's Imogen Tunnicliffe and David Moreland talk creativity
Heads of design at Citta Imogen Tunnicliffe and David Moreland were People's Choice winners for the design category in Idealog and Accenture's Most Creative People. The two are an influential pair, with their design decisions regularly rippling through their category and helping to turn a company...
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25 things with Xero's Craig Walker, part two
Xero's longtime CTO Craig Walker knows things, wants things, predicts things, worries about things and improves things. In this second installment, here are five things he wishes New Zealand would do right now.
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New Zealand Innovation Awards: Excellence in Social Innovation, Innovation in Sustainability & Renewable Energy, Organic Initiative (Oi)
And the 2017 winner of the Excellence in Social Innovation, Innovation in Sustainability & Renewable Energy is... Organic Initiative!
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2017 Edmund Hillary Fellowship profiles: Samantha Jones
Recipients of the 2017 Edmund Hillary Fellowship have been announced. To mark the enormous achievement - a three-year fellowship programme offered for up to 100 high-calibre international entrepreneurs, investors and startup teams and 20 Kiwis to incubate and support innovative businesses that ha...
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Behold: The winners of the 2017 New Zealand Architecture Awards
Over twenty buildings have been crowned New Zealand’s premier architectural designs in the 2017 New Zealand Architecture Awards, while Patterson Associates’ Andrew Patterson received the Gold Medal – the highest personal honour an architect can receive. Here's a run down of the list of winners co...
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Transforming Te Papa’s learning space
Te Papa has transformed its learning programmes and space, creating Hīnātore, a disruptive new learning lab stacked with cutting-edge tech gizmos that consign clunky projector slideshows and VHS videos to the museum’s basement archives. And it needed eye-catching, dynamic branding to communicate ...
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Smart prosthetic limbs have in-built sensors
New style of prosthetics are embedded with sensors that monitors the owner’s gait and provides warning of wear and tear. The post
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Compostable bottle helps reduce plastic pollution
French packaging company is manufacturing bottles made from a completely plant-based, fully biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic. The post
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Graphene-coated shoes keep feet cooler
New patented technology utilize graphene embedded in a polyurethane layer in soles to provide better cooling, durability and reduced odour. The post
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The murderer, the shoe brand and creativity
"In advertising not to be different is virtually suicidal." So says DDB's Damon Stapleton.
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Idealog's Most Creative: Designer Wardrobe's Donielle Brooke talks creativity
Donielle Brooke was one of the People's Choice winners in the retail category in Idealog and Accenture's Most Creative People. Brooke founded Designer Wardrobe, an online marketplace where users list, sell, rent or look for designer items on Facebook, in 2013, as a way to pay rent after being dia...
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