Archive for March, 2011

North Shore firm develops smart fibre to hide hunters

New Fabric

A North Shore business has teamed up with an American company to develop performance enhancing fabric that blocks electromagnetic radiation, making it hard for animals to detect humans nearby. The fabric was initially developed to make it easier for hunters to stalk their prey but is now being used in wetsuits and in medical procedures. FOB Direct was approached by American company Human Energy Concealment Systems (HECS) to develop the technology into a fabric which could be made into hunting suits. It took one year to perfect and an additional fabric has also been developed… Read more

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Caring robot to keep elderly entertained

Elderly

Christchurch-based gaming company Stickmen Studios has developed a game – Kung Fu Funk – that can help rehabilitate people who have suffered brain injuries. Stickmen Studios and the University of Auckland have teamed up to customise a robot with gaming facilities that will help elderly people stay active through interactive games. The robot, Eldercare, has been developed with the Intelligent Robot Division of South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute. The aim of the robot is to reduce the strain on healthcare resources as the aging population… Read more

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Babesafe Mattresses and Mattress Covers for Cot Death (SIDS) Prevention

Many older New Zealanders respect scientist Dr Jim Sprott for undertaking the painstaking forensic research which was crucial to overturning the murder convictions obtained against Arthur Allan Thomas. Many younger New Zealanders have benefited from his research into the cause and prevention of cot death (SIDS). In the 1980s New Zealand had one of the worst cot death rates in the world. Normal, healthy babies were mysteriously, and without warning, dying in their cots, leaving behind grieving parents to mourn them and ask why? Dr Sprott suspected that this silent epidemic was due to… Read more

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