A University of Otago study has examined the potential for New Zealand residential electricity consumption to be shifted to reduce costs for consumers, demand on infrastructure and avoid future carbon emissions.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 19, 2018
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Time travel to the UK in 2025: Harry is a teenager with a smartphone and Pauline is a senior citizen with Alzheimer's who relies on smart glasses for independent living. Harry is frustrated his favourite online game is slow, ...
Internet
Nov 6, 2018
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Microsoft on Monday fired a shot in the looming videogame console war with the announcement that its new champion - Xbox One - will launch in November in 21 countries.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 11, 2013
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Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 console scored an opening skirmish triumph over Microsoft's Xbox One on the eve of the Tuesday start of premier E3 videogame conference in Los Angeles.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 11, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The international trade in corals used to be primarily a curio trade of dried skeletons, but now focuses on live corals for the marine reef aquarium trade. A team of Roger Williams University (RWU), Boston University ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2012
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Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on Monday, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water.
Environment
Jul 4, 2022
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A research team led by Dr. Chang Su Kim at the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) developed a material that gives antibacterial/antiviral properties without changing the ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2022
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A recent news item about New Zealand's radical new housing law and whether such measures could work in Canada implies that soaring home prices are due to a lack of supply.
Economics & Business
Nov 26, 2021
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Standing amid cottonwood trees and a thicket of other vegetation, Jon Hansen looks out over a sunlight-dappled ribbon of crystal water running over a rocky bed. He's standing on a site that until recently was filled with ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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University of Otago research investigating the impact housing plays on the financial situation of New Zealand retirees shows that non-homeowners are in a worse position financially, and action is recommended before the problem ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2019
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