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This unassuming material is capable of capturing or releasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in response to moisture swings.
Pulling carbon dioxide out of the air using moisture
A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air
Bringing transformative potential to agriculture with a natural technology for ‘dimming’ genes
Staving off coral reef collapse via a new technique
Producing energy from evaporating tap or seawater with new nanoscale devices
Setting the stage for regenerative therapy by turning skin cells into limb cells

University of Auckland

July 13, 2019

The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand.

Could companion robots help socially isolated people avoid the health risks of being alone?

Could companion robots help socially isolated people avoid the health risks of being alone?

Turning non-recyclable personal protective equipment into water and vinegar

Turning non-recyclable personal protective equipment into water and vinegar

Reversing heart failure with a “bionic” pacemaker

Reversing heart failure with a “bionic” pacemaker

Artificial neurons that behave just like the real thing have been developed to cure chronic diseases

For the first time researchers successfully reproduced the electrical properties of biological neurons onto semiconductor chips. Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists – a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices to cure chronic diseases, such as heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases

Artificial neurons that behave just like the real thing have been developed to cure chronic diseases

Massive open-access database on human cultures created

An international team of researchers has developed a website at d-place.org to help answer long-standing questions about the forces that shaped human cultural diversity. D-PLACE – the Database of Places, Language, Culture and Environment – is an expandable, open access database that brings together a dispersed body of information on the language, geography, culture and

Massive open-access database on human cultures created

Technology set to personalise tendon and tissue injury rehab

A revolution in the treatment and rehabilitation of muscle/tendon injuries is on its way with the development of a ground-breaking new intelligent technology developed at Griffith University and the University of Auckland. Called iTraining, the biomedically engineered system works in real time to provide feedback on the stresses and strains that affect a specific muscle

Technology set to personalise tendon and tissue injury rehab

Medical breakthrough threatens to banish needles forever

Scared of needles? Here’s some good news: in the future, you might be able to rub a vaccination into your skin. Researchers at the University of Auckland have found a way to deliver medicines through skin, which is usually an impervious barrier. “It’s like wearing a raincoat – it stops the water getting in, we

Medical breakthrough threatens to banish needles forever

Lights out: research shows urgent need to address instability of world’s power supplies

A new study reveals the urgent need to address instabilities in the supply of electrical power to counteract an increase in the frequency and severity of urban blackouts. Research by Hugh Byrd, Professor of Architecture at the University of Lincoln, UK, and Steve Matthewman, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand,

Lights out: research shows urgent need to address instability of world’s power supplies

Kinetic battery chargers get a boost

The team concedes that this is just the first step towards a viable trickle charger that could be used to keep medical devices, monitors and sensors trickle charged while a person goes about their normal lives New technology to capture the kinetic energy of our everyday movements, such as walking, and to convert it into

Kinetic battery chargers get a boost

New research warns world to prepare for blackout

Living without electricity in today’s technological world may be difficult to imagine. Yet the reality of living without computers, mobile phones and entertainment systems, and managing a transport system thrown into chaos by an absence of traffic lights, trains and subways, may become increasingly common, according to a new academic study. New research by Hugh

New research warns world to prepare for blackout

Is Solar Suburbia the Way to Power Modern Cities?

Modern planners are building compact cities, believing tightly controlled zones are better for the environment. New research suggests the opposite: urban sprawl might be a better option, with solar power fitted to suburban houses and the adoption of electric cars transforming the energy needs of a city. Research in Auckland, New Zealand – the largest urban area

Is Solar Suburbia the Way to Power Modern Cities?

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