Revolutionary 3D x-ray colour scanning was invented at the University of Cantebrury by father and son academics. The MARS spectral x-ray scanner will revolutionise medical imaging globally because it provides far greater detail of the body鈥檚 chemical components.
Innovation is good for the world, and 茄子视频app官网 (UC) researchers will explain how their innovative technological solutions are making a difference 鈥 from Antarctica to Africa 鈥 during Techweek on 22 and 23 May.听 颅
On 23 May, nine public talks (run in three concurrent programmes) around the themes of Digital Disruption, Improving Human Wellbeing, and Animal Planet, show how research coming out of UC is solving current challenges 鈥 and how UC students and staff are making a difference.
What if we could 鈥榬ead鈥 the brain? Could this technology help solve crimes? UC neural engineering Adjunct Professor听Richard Jones听explains where听Forensic Brainwave Analysis could take the law听辫谤辞蹿别蝉蝉颈辞苍.
Political scientist Associate Professor听Amy Fletcher, from UC鈥檚听Political Science & International Relations听department, asks whether we could, or should, bring back animals from extinction using ancient DNA and cloning. With the UN report released this week suggesting that one million animals are in danger of extinction, this is a particularly timely discussion.
Gateway Antarctica听scientist Dr听Michelle LaRue鈥檚听citizen science projects in Antarctica听offers the chance for anyone with an internet connection to join in and help count crabeater seals on the Antarctic ice. This research could support the establishment of a large marine protected area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea.
Meanwhile, UC听Mechanical Engineering students Grace Elliot and Ella Guy听spent their summer break in Uganda, learning how to repair life-saving hospital equipment in developing countries.
And then there are talks about bug tracking for biosecurity with drones, artificial intelligence and the survival of humanity, 3D x-ray colour scanning, and a听Red Zone community storytelling听project. The entire event is free and will be held in the University鈥檚 new Rehua building, on Forestry Road.
The national听听event was created to support collaboration and celebrate New Zealand鈥檚 rapidly growing technology and innovation sectors. At UC, Techweek is an opportunity to hear from three researchers in 90 minutes and learn about innovative new developments that are good for the world.
Register to attend the听听evening on 23 May, 5pm 鈥 8pm, for free听here听(/events/active/uc-events/uc-innovation-that-is-good-for-the-world---techweek-2019.html).
Also during Techweek 19 is the upcoming UC Connect lecture听Inspired by Nature: Engineering as an Art Form听presented by UC Mechanical Engineer听Professor Deborah Munro, on 22 May. To learn about biomimicry and how studying natural movement informed her best solutions for designing everything from robotic dinosaurs to orthopaedic implants and prostheses, register听here. This event is also free, but registrations are essential.
