2019 news archives for Wellington Faculty of Engineering.
Modern camera technology means that anyone can capture high-quality videos of events as they occur, from a street performance to the sun setting over the horizon or a colourful splash of flowers in the park. Sharing videos of such everyday events on social media has evolved into an integral part of many people’s lives. However, the photographer may not have the skills required to capture the event in its full range.
On October 2, ‘Google Doodle’ celebrated what was the 81st birthday of Dr Bill Robinson, one of New Zealand’s most prominent scientists and inventors.
Our lives are a constant dialogue with smart devices. Most of us are very aware of the advantages that a connected network brings; but do we truly understand the extent to which our devices make us vulnerable to attacks?
Dr Mike Staines joins a rare breed when he retires this month from his position as Senior Scientist, Robinson Research Institute, two weeks short of a forty year career.
She first came to New Zealand to visit friends, fell in love with the country and moved here on the Queen’s birthday in 2000. He followed a month and a half later.
While the rest of Wellington was in weekend mode, the Kelburn campus buzzed with activity as close to 200 students worked at software security tasks.
As power poles age throughout the decades, the danger of them failing increases—and so, too, does the risk of electrocutions and power outages. Lines companies are not always able to predict when poles are about to fail—a problem that one Victoria University of Wellington researcher is working with Viclink to solve.
Terry Miller says he always wanted to be the guy who built the crazy stuff. So much so, he gave up a lucrative research and development job to do just that. What came next was the world’s first fully untethered virtual reality platform.
Victoria University of Wellington’s Robinson Research Institute and School of Design have joined forces to create the world’s first portable MRI scanner prototype.
As we mark the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon, Dr Nick Long, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Research Institute, reflects on what that's meant for New Zealand and considers the space 'gold rush' ahead.
