New Zealand's space sector has been developing rapidly since the first rocket lifted off in 2017. It now contributes about NZ$1.7 billion in revenue, with plans to grow to $10 billion by 2030.
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2024
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Inspired by amphibians such as the wood frog, investigators designed and synthesized a new type of camouflage skin involving one-dimensional photonic crystal structures assembled in three-dimensional flexible gels.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 4, 2024
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The ancestors of modern mammals managed to evolve into one of the most successful animal lineages. The key was to start out small and simple, a new study reveals.
Evolution
Apr 12, 2023
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More and more miniature satellites are being launched every year, driving up demand for smaller rockets.
Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2023
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The technological advancement of optical lenses has long been a significant marker of human scientific achievement. Eyeglasses, telescopes, cameras, and microscopes have all literally and figuratively allowed us to see the ...
Optics & Photonics
May 16, 2022
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Ever smaller and more intricate—without miniaturization, we wouldn't have the components today that are required for high-performance laptops, compact smartphones or high-resolution endoscopes. Research is now being carried ...
Nanophysics
Apr 27, 2022
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Researchers have developed a way to use satellite imaging data to create 3D images that could quickly detect changes on the Earth's surface, a new study says.
Environment
Apr 27, 2022
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Five hundred million years ago, the oceans teemed with trillions of trilobites—creatures that were distant cousins of horseshoe crabs. All trilobites had a wide range of vision, thanks to compound eyes—single eyes composed ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 19, 2022
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Propelled by chemical changes in surface tension, microrobots surfing across fluid interfaces lead researchers to new ideas.
General Physics
Oct 1, 2020
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Due to launch aboard Friday's Vega rocket, ESA's Simba CubeSat is a tiny mission with a big ambition: to measure one of the fundamental drivers of climate change in a new way. The 30-cm long nanosatellite will turn from Earth ...
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2020
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