IRL's Dr Geoff willmott, who has played and refereed rugby for 25 years, explores the interplay between his two passions – physics and our national sport.
The exacting work of an IRL scientist is allowing huge petrochemical furnaces to run at temperatures that optimise life and yield the best return for the energy expended.
IRL recognises a need to link leading-edge engineering, science and technology to address future challenges facing New Zealand and to deliver economic growth. This has led to the establishment of an initial offering of five Industry Research and Outreach Fellowships to lead development and application (see the media release IRL invests $19m in research leaders).
IRL’s metrologists are taking a novel approach to bringing the kilogram — the last measurement to be based on a physical object — into the 21st century.
Two of New Zealand’s pre-eminent scientists, whose work enabled the creation of a new, high-value industry for New Zealand, were today jointly awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize.
IRL senior scientist Dr Tim Haskell has joined an elite group of Antarctic explorers and scientists by having a geographic feature in the region named after him.
When an undercover police officer realised his squeaking hip implant was jeopardising covert surveillance work, his surgeon turned to IRL to help solve the problem.
A new metrology-based test is now facilitating the worldwide acceptance of a far more efficient, accurate and sensitive method of detecting toxins in shellfish.
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