New Zealand Science News

If you listen to many men talk, you would think that Homer Simpson was the only person with a beer belly. Two powerful organisations in New Zealand have teamed up to fight obesity, diabetes and related health issues, using science and common sense.

The mission of Free Online Vedic Mathematics Teachers Training Certification Programme was to create skilled trainers worldwide who will be able to teach generations of students the science of Vedic Math - Fastest Calculation Method in the World.

The Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) developed for the Moorea Biocode Project - an ambitious project to create a complete genetic inventory of all species in a tropical ecosystem - is to be made publicly available for free.

Therapeutic protein and antibody engineering expert Dr. Mark Liddament appointed Research Manager at OBodies

Live web cam feed at Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch, as 7.0 Richter scale magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's South Island, 4 September 2010.

Izon Science today launched the Variable Pressure Module (VPM) for its qNano and qViro instrument range at Hannover Messe. The extended capabilities now provide Izon with the world's most comprehensive nanoparticle analysis system.

The Road and Traffic Education Centre in Auckland has joined forces with Navon Brain Fitness Solutions to bring to New Zealand the latest cognitive assessment & training technology that's designed to predict collision risk and promote safer driving.

This week we celebrate Darwin's Origin of Species and the Large Hadron Collider

IZON Science’s first commercial versions of qViro and qNano allow researchers to accurately detect and measure nanometre sized particles

Investment from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology is helping New Zealand nanotechnology company Izon Science forge ahead with research and development (R&D).

iCalibra Standardization module allows single calibration models which provide accurate results from dispersive and FT instrument technologies simultaneously. NIR instrument selection can become truly independent of existing calibration data sets.

Entrepreneurs with an idea or early stage venture will be able to increase their chances of success by engaging with the WaikatoLink Venture Incubator which has just been opened up to local entrepreneurs.

Renewable energy company, Pure Power, today announced that it is increasing its research and development activities into lignocellulosics by setting up a “Brains Trust” to capitalise on its significant expertise in this field.

We have always stated that major world governments have known about UFOs since World War II. Recent developments support this: The UK's Ministry of Defence has released UFO files, and the Vatican's Head astronomer has acknowledged UFOs.

A recent United States study has found a link between whole-grain breakfast cereal consumption and a lowered risk of diabetes. The study found that those who consumed whole-grain cereal daily were up to 45% less likely to develop type-2 diabetes.