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Stuff.co.nz, 19 August
Stanford University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science.
The Linac Coherent Light Source has been up and running for several months at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. But it got its official dedication Monday with a visit from U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
NZ Herald, 19 August
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook has thrown the switch on a new feature that lets US members of the social networking service share their whereabouts with friends while on the move.
Facebook Places marks the firm's hotly anticipated first step into "location-based" services that have been catching on with people who own smartphones equipped with satellite position tracking capabilities.
The Education Weekly, 19 August
An innovative hay feeding bag and an automatic screen cleaner took a clean sweep at the Young Innovator Awards (YiA) in Tauranga late last month. Jonathan Kent from Tauranga Boys' College won the Senior Category with his Automatic Screen Cleaner concept and Savana Woodcock of Katikati College won the junior category with her Handy Hay Bag.
Stuff.co.nz, 21 August
John Wilson has upped the ante in the Waikato "Pedmow" scene, unveiling an impressive new model.
Mr Wilson, part-time panelbeater of Tokoroa, created a stir earlier this year when his original Pedmow was auctioned on Trade Me. The first model featured an old push mower attached to the front of a woman's 10-speed bicycle, but coverage of the creation brought to light numerous other Pedmows around the region, some of them pre-dating Mr Wilson's model.
NZ Herald article, 23 August
A New Zealand umbrella-maker has just broken into the lucrative Japanese market with a distribution agreement that takes its innovative product into big-name malls.
Discussion starters:
• Product development: fitness for purpose; material sustainability
• Technological modeling: functional modelling and prototyping
• Contract manufacturing
TV3 News, 23 August
Natural History New Zealand has long produced award-winning documentaries from its Dunedin base. Now it has bred a gaming division, aimed at the Facebook generation.
Discussion starters:
• Product development: diversification and innovation
www.bbc.co.uk, 23 August
Self-cleaning technology developed for lunar and Mars missions could be used to keep terrestrial solar panels dust free.
Dust deposits can reduce the efficiency of electricity generating solar panels by as much as 80%.
The self cleaning technology can repel dust when sensors detect concentrations on the panel's surface have reached a critical level.
Stuff.co.nz, 24 August
Christchurch courts are next in line for a hi-tech audio-visual link that allows defendants to appear in court without leaving prison.
The AV Link system was used in the Auckland District Court yesterday, with several prisoners at the Auckland Central Remand Prison having their court appearances on the video connection.
New Zealand Herald, 25 August
If your job seems a bit humdrum, what should you do? If you're anything like these two Auckland creatives, you self-publish something that combines your passions for art and science. Rebecca Barry talks to the creators of Auckland's coolest art journal, Pie Paper.
www.physorg.com, 26 August
A Japanese research team said Thursday it had developed the world's first 3D television system that allows users to touch, pinch or poke images floating in front of them.
"It is the first time that you can feel images in the air," said Norio Nakamura, senior scientist with the research team at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
TV3 News video, 26 August
Ten years ago a Kiwi man found a brilliant solution - he invented a basic machine which can reprocess the entire domestic waste stream, turning it into building blocks of rubbish. Back then the world wasn't ready for his idea - but is it now?
Discussion starters:
• Techonological Products: material manipulation/transformation/formulation
• Process design
• Socio-cultural influences
Otago Daily Times article, 26 August
Originally designed for durability and breathability in martial arts, Dunedin-designed Gimono fabric has been used to create objects of beauty for Air New Zealand Fashion Week.
Discussion starters:
• Characteristics of Technological Outcomes: proper function/alternative function; evaluation in terms of fitness for purpose
Stuff.co.nz, 28 August
A young New Zealand university graduate is quickly becoming the next big thing in international product design circles, beating industry heavyweights to scoop an international design award, for the second year running.
Discussion starters:
• Product design: innovation in sports equipment
TV3 News, 1 September
Dental amalgam has long been considered as safe, effective and affordable way of repairing teeth. But now there is increased demand for the use of new materials.
Discussion starters:
• Material formulation: performance properties; fitness for purpose.
The new school year for 2010 brought with it the introduction of national standards for reading, writing and mathematics. All schools with students in Years 1-8 are now required to report on students' progress and achievement against these standards. This article focuses on the use of evidence from student work in Technology to inform overall teacher judgments for National Standards. An article by Brenda Weal and Selena Hinchco was accepted for publication in an abridged form in the NZ Education Gazette.
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