Science and technology news

Dramatic impact of Hunga volcano

The most explosive eruption of the last century – the 2022 Hunga volcano near Tonga - caused massive changes to the ocean floor.

Curved buildings are strong

Architecture PhD student Surendar Jayachandran from AUT’s school of future environments has developed a new design for curved, reusable buildings.

Ship anchors leave lasting mark

The impact on the seafloor from the anchoring of cruise ships and big cargo vessels is similar to the destruction from bottom trawling.

Teaching Ai to recognise possum calls

Teaching Ai models to recognise owl calls helps those models more accurately detect possums, AUT researchers find. 

AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

More than 220 participants took part in two sold-out AI hackathons hosted at AUT's South and City campuses as part of the Aotearoa AI Hackathon Festival.

Helping solve kauri dieback disease

How soil microbes shape kauri health, influence dieback disease, and offer clues to protecting one of Aotearoa’s great taonga.

E-scooter design makes crashing easy

The unstable design of e-scooters makes them easier to crash, and with a higher chance of serious injury, says an AUT mechanical engineering researcher.

Mechanical engineers shift gears with AI

Research commercialisation from AUT is set to revolutionise the process of gear system design.

AI could be NZ’s competitive advantage

Tech leader and alumnus discusses the geopolitics of AI at AUT.

AI an existential threat to documentary?

AI has revolutionised documentary production techniques but raises critical questions about ethics, authenticity and the nature of truth in storytelling.